Poll: Obama leads among single voters by 54% to 34%, while married voters back Romney 51% to 38%

Obama has a huge advantage with single women, 60% to 31%, while Romney leads among married women 49% to 42%. Romney leads by 19 percentage points among married men, and Obama leads by 9 points among single men. Married people are more likely to be older, more financially secure and more socially conservative than unmarried voters. Married voters are more likely to focus on the economy and health care, while single voters are more focused on issues such as gay rights and reproductive issues. The poll found that 55% of voters disapproved of the way that Obama was handling the economy, 52% gave him a negative mark on health care and 52% gave him a negative grade on illegal immigration.