|   | Registered Voters | ||||
| Overall, would you describe the direction in which President Barack Obama is moving the country as: | |||||
| Change for the better | Change for the worse | No change at all | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 37% | 38% | 22% | 3% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 69% | 10% | 18% | 3% |
| Republican | 9% | 63% | 27% | 1% | |
| Independent | 26% | 45% | 24% | 5% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 66% | 14% | 20% | 1% |
| Democrat women | 71% | 7% | 17% | 4% | |
| Republican men | 6% | 62% | 31% | 2% | |
| Republican women | 12% | 64% | 23% | 0% | |
| Independent men | 24% | 48% | 24% | 4% | |
| Independent women | 29% | 41% | 24% | 7% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 63% | 15% | 21% | 1% |
| Moderate | 40% | 28% | 29% | 3% | |
| Conservative | 22% | 58% | 18% | 3% | |
| Region | Northeast | 44% | 30% | 22% | 3% |
| Midwest | 34% | 38% | 23% | 4% | |
| South | 37% | 41% | 19% | 3% | |
| West | 32% | 38% | 26% | 3% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 42% | 33% | 21% | 4% |
| $50,000 or more | 33% | 40% | 26% | 1% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 37% | 34% | 25% | 4% |
| College graduate | 37% | 43% | 18% | 2% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 38% | 23% | 35% | 5% |
| 30 to 44 | 37% | 34% | 25% | 3% | |
| 45 to 59 | 37% | 41% | 20% | 2% | |
| 60 or older | 36% | 43% | 17% | 4% | |
| Gender | Men | 30% | 43% | 24% | 3% |
| Women | 43% | 33% | 20% | 4% | |
| February 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=910 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||