Registered Voters
Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Michelle Obama?
Favorable Unfavorable Unsure-Never Heard
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 66% 17% 17%
Party ID Democrat 87% 4% 9%
Republican 46% 32% 22%
Independent 61% 18% 21%
Tea Party Supporters 43% 33% 24%
Political Ideology Liberal 85% 8% 7%
Moderate 73% 10% 18%
Conservative 51% 28% 22%
Region Northeast 64% 13% 22%
Midwest 67% 18% 15%
South 65% 19% 16%
West 67% 16% 17%
Household Income Less than $50,000 67% 17% 16%
$50,000 or more 66% 17% 16%
Education Not college graduate 63% 19% 19%
College graduate 70% 14% 15%
Age Under 45 74% 14% 12%
45 or older 61% 18% 21%
Age 18 to 29 83% 8% 9%
30 to 44 69% 18% 13%
45 to 59 63% 17% 21%
60 or older 59% 20% 21%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 84% 7% 9%
Gen X (31-46) 67% 19% 14%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 62% 19% 19%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 59% 18% 24%
Race White 61% 20% 19%
Non-white 78% 10% 12%
Gender Men 62% 16% 22%
Women 69% 18% 13%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 93% 1% 6%
Disapprove 42% 32% 26%
Interview Type Landline 62% 18% 20%
Cell Phone 79% 13% 9%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted April 10th through April 14th, 2011, N=1084 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.