Quinnipiac: Obama up by 9% Thanks in Part to Young Voters

It's been a while since we've posted any polling data on the site. In part, that's because the primaries are over and in part because so few polling outfits conduct good polls focusing on young voters.

I don't know about you, but it's left me jonesing for some good polling data. So I thought I'd pass along this recent poll from Quinnipiac, which spotlights the role young voters are playing in keeping Sen. Obama ahead of John McCain (emphasis mine):

With commanding leads among women and young voters and near unanimous support from black voters, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has a 50 - 41 percent lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll of likely voters released today.

Independent voters split 44 - 44 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Sen. McCain has a slight 47 - 44 percent edge among men voters and a larger 49 - 42 percent lead among white voters.

But black voters back Sen. Obama 94 - 1 percent, while women support him 55 - 36 percent. Obama leads 63 - 31 percent among voters 18 to 34 years old and 48 - 44 percent among voters 35 to 54, while voters over 55 split with 45 percent for McCain and 44 percent for Obama.