Quinnipiac gives Obama 3-point lead on Romney
Driven by a yawning marriage gap, and a 2-1 lead among single women, President Barack Obama gets 46 percent of American voters to 43 percent for Gov. Mitt Romney, largely on the support of singles, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.
July 11, 2012
Date: 7/1 - 7/8
Sample: 2722 RV
Obama 46
Romney 43
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-> Married voters back Romney 51 - 38 percent, while unmarried voters back President Obama 54 - 34 percent
"Although much has been made about the gender gap and how President Barack Obama's lead among women fuels his campaign, the marriage gap is actually larger and more telling," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Overall, President Obama has a 20-point lead among single voters compared to Romney's 13- point margin among married voters.
-> Men go Republican 47 - 40 percent, while women go Democratic 51 - 39 percent. Romney leads 51 - 38 percent among white voters while Obama leads 92 - 2 percent among black voters and 59 - 30 percent among Hispanic voters.
->White Catholics back Romney 53 - 38 percent.
The president leads 51 - 41 percent among voters with college degrees, while voters without degrees split 43 - 44 percent.
Both candidates have negative favorability ratings, 45 - 48 percent for Obama and 37 - 41 percent for Romney.
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Poll gives Democrats +3 advantage in the Generic Congressional Vote
Democrats 43
Republicans 40
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1770
