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Poll: Single women prefer Obama

FILE - In this July 9, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's health care law says almost all Americans should get insurance coverage by 2014. What about uninsured young people who feel healthy and don't have money to spare? Some will probably skip coverage and pay financial penalties that will be much cheaper than insurance premiums. But health care advocates urge caution. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
FILE - In this July 9, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's health care law says almost all Americans should get insurance coverage by 2014. What about uninsured young people who feel healthy and don't have money to spare? Some will probably skip coverage and pay financial penalties that will be much cheaper than insurance premiums. But health care advocates urge caution. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
FILE - In this July 9, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's health care law says almost all Americans should get insurance coverage by 2014. What about uninsured young people who feel healthy and don't have money to spare? Some will probably skip coverage and pay financial penalties that will be much cheaper than insurance premiums. But health care advocates urge caution. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)

WASHINGTON – A new national poll shows President Barack Obama benefiting from a significant disparity in candidate preference between married and single voters, and particularly among single women.

Overall, a Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters nationwide gives Obama a slim advantage – 46 percent to 43 percent over Mitt Romney, just beyond the 1.9 percent margin of error.

Romney has the support of 51 percent of married voters compared with 38 percent for Obama. Unmarried voters side with Obama 54 percent to 34 percent.

In both categories Obama performs stronger among women than men, but the support of single women is particularly pronounced, by a 2-to-1 margin. Read more.

Why do you think more single women support Obama?

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