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Hard Proof: Women Are Not A Monolithic Voting Bloc
November 29, 2012
As more data is available from the exit polling, the extent of the marriage gap – the differences in candidate choice between married and unmarried women – becomes more obvious and undeniable. And as this chart make clear: the marriage gap transcends all racial, age, income, education and other distinctions. Young or old, rich or poor, white, black or Hispanic, unmarried women voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to reelect President Obama.
2012 Voter Returns: Obama vs. Romney
| Married Women Obama – Romney |
Unmarried Women Obama – Romney |
Marriage Gap | |
| National | 46 – 53 | 67 – 31 | 43 |
| Battleground States | 46 – 53 | 65 – 33 | 39 |
| White women | 37 – 62 | 52 – 46 | 31 |
| Women of color | 78 – 22 | 91 – 7 | 28 |
| Latina | 67 – 32 | 85 – 12 | 38 |
| African-American | 95 – 5 | 97 – 2 | 5 |
| College-educated | 49 – 49 | 67 – 31 | 36 |
| Non-college | 41 – 58 | 68 – 31 | 54 |
| Under 50 | 47 – 51 | 71 – 26 | 49 |
| Under 30 | 53 – 45 | 71 – 26 | 37 |
| Under 30 and white | 34 – 63 | 54 – 43 | 40 |
| 50 and over | 38 – 61 | 51 – 48 | 26 |
| Seniors | 42 – 58 | 56 – 43 | 29 |
| $50,000 and over | 45 – 54 | 62 – 36 | 35 |
| With kids | 48 – 51 | 74 – 24 | 53 |
| Without kids | 43 – 55 | 64 – 34 | 42 |
| Union Households | 54 – 43 | 82 – 16 | 55 |
| Non-Union Households | 43 – 55 | 67 – 30 | 49 |

