Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 42% 50% 8%
Party ID Democrat 74% 21% 5%
Republican 7% 87% 6%
Independent 39% 52% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 12% 86% 2%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 72% 23% 5%
Democrat women 76% 19% 4%
Republican men 8% 86% 6%
Republican women 6% 88% 6%
Independent men 35% 57% 8%
Independent women 43% 46% 11%
Political Party Liberal 69% 22% 8%
Moderate 54% 38% 9%
Conservative 22% 73% 5%
Region Northeast 43% 47% 10%
Midwest 48% 44% 8%
South 35% 57% 8%
West 46% 49% 6%
Household Income Less than $50,000 47% 41% 12%
$50,000 or more 39% 57% 4%
Education Not college graduate 45% 46% 9%
College graduate 38% 56% 6%
Age Under 45 50% 42% 8%
45 or older 37% 55% 8%
Age 18 to 29 55% 36% 9%
30 to 44 47% 46% 7%
45 to 59 41% 53% 7%
60 or older 33% 57% 9%
Race White 33% 59% 8%
Non-white 62% 30% 8%
Gender Men 39% 53% 8%
Women 44% 48% 8%
Interview Type Landline 39% 52% 8%
Cell Phone 50% 45% 6%
December 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters N=873 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.