Registered Voters
If the current Congress and the president fail to reach an agreement and let the Bush era tax cuts expire on December 31st, who will be most to blame:
President Obama Republicans in Congress Democrats in Congress All of them Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 19% 33% 29% 10% 9%
Party ID Democrat 15% 58% 11% 7% 9%
Republican 31% 6% 47% 9% 6%
Independent 16% 32% 30% 11% 10%
Tea Party Supporters 29% 10% 50% 7% 4%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 22% 57% 11% 4% 6%
Democrat women 10% 58% 12% 10% 11%
Republican men 27% 5% 54% 9% 4%
Republican women 35% 6% 42% 9% 8%
Independent men 16% 32% 32% 11% 8%
Independent women 16% 33% 28% 11% 12%
Political Party Liberal 14% 51% 20% 7% 8%
Moderate 12% 40% 23% 13% 11%
Conservative 28% 19% 38% 8% 7%
Region Northeast 21% 38% 23% 8% 10%
Midwest 20% 36% 24% 13% 8%
South 20% 29% 36% 8% 7%
West 15% 32% 29% 11% 13%
Household Income Less than $50,000 22% 37% 26% 7% 9%
$50,000 or more 17% 33% 33% 10% 7%
Education Not college graduate 21% 32% 28% 10% 9%
College graduate 17% 34% 32% 9% 8%
Age Under 45 19% 32% 34% 9% 7%
45 or older 20% 34% 27% 10% 10%
Age 18 to 29 22% 30% 38% 5% 5%
30 to 44 16% 33% 31% 12% 8%
45 to 59 23% 35% 24% 9% 9%
60 or older 16% 32% 30% 11% 11%
Race White 22% 26% 32% 10% 10%
Non-white 15% 48% 22% 8% 7%
Gender Men 20% 33% 33% 8% 6%
Women 19% 33% 26% 11% 11%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 8% 60% 15% 9% 7%
Disapprove 30% 11% 42% 10% 8%
Interview Type Landline 20% 32% 28% 11% 9%
Cell Phone 17% 35% 33% 7% 7%
December 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters N=873 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.