Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democrats in Congress are doing in office?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 34% 60% 6%
Party ID Democrat 62% 33% 5%
Republican 3% 91% 6%
Independent 31% 62% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 17% 80% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal 61% 34% 5%
Moderate 36% 57% 7%
Conservative 18% 76% 6%
President Obama's April 13th Speech Before 34% 60% 7%
After 34% 60% 6%
Region Northeast 34% 56% 10%
Midwest 34% 61% 5%
South 34% 60% 6%
West 33% 61% 5%
Household Income Less than $50,000 39% 54% 7%
$50,000 or more 32% 62% 5%
Education Not college graduate 34% 59% 7%
College graduate 34% 61% 5%
Age Under 45 42% 53% 5%
45 or older 29% 63% 7%
Age 18 to 29 49% 43% 9%
30 to 44 38% 59% 3%
45 to 59 28% 66% 6%
60 or older 31% 61% 8%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 49% 43% 8%
Gen X (31-46) 35% 60% 4%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 29% 65% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 30% 61% 10%
Race White 26% 67% 7%
Non-white 52% 43% 5%
Gender Men 32% 64% 4%
Women 36% 56% 9%
Interview Type Landline 31% 62% 7%
Cell Phone 44% 51% 5%
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.