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Registered Voters |
| The new Congress will take office in January. Overall, do you think the current Congress is working better, worse, or about the same as it did before the elections this past November? |
| Better |
Worse |
About the same |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
16% |
19% |
60% |
5% |
| Party ID |
Democrat |
15% |
19% |
60% |
6% |
| Republican |
20% |
16% |
59% |
5% |
| Independent |
15% |
18% |
63% |
4% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
18% |
20% |
58% |
4% |
| Party ID by Gender |
Democrat men |
14% |
21% |
62% |
3% |
| Democrat women |
16% |
17% |
59% |
8% |
| Republican men |
26% |
13% |
58% |
3% |
| Republican women |
15% |
18% |
60% |
7% |
| Independent men |
14% |
19% |
67% |
1% |
| Independent women |
16% |
18% |
58% |
9% |
| Political Party |
Liberal |
18% |
25% |
55% |
2% |
| Moderate |
11% |
18% |
65% |
6% |
| Conservative |
18% |
16% |
60% |
6% |
| Region |
Northeast |
13% |
14% |
65% |
8% |
| Midwest |
16% |
18% |
60% |
6% |
| South |
16% |
23% |
58% |
3% |
| West |
18% |
15% |
60% |
7% |
| Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
17% |
15% |
63% |
4% |
| $50,000 or more |
15% |
21% |
59% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
17% |
15% |
62% |
6% |
| College graduate |
14% |
24% |
57% |
4% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
14% |
19% |
63% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
17% |
18% |
58% |
6% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
21% |
11% |
67% |
1% |
| 30 to 44 |
9% |
25% |
61% |
5% |
| 45 to 59 |
15% |
21% |
58% |
5% |
| 60 or older |
19% |
15% |
59% |
7% |
| Race |
White |
16% |
18% |
61% |
6% |
| Non-white |
17% |
19% |
59% |
4% |
| Gender |
Men |
16% |
20% |
62% |
2% |
| Women |
16% |
17% |
59% |
8% |
| Obama Approval Rating |
Approve |
18% |
18% |
59% |
5% |
| Disapprove |
15% |
20% |
59% |
5% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
15% |
19% |
60% |
7% |
| Cell Phone |
20% |
19% |
59% |
2% |
| December 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters N=873 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. |
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