Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the war in Afghanistan?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 53% 39% 8%
Party ID Democrat 70% 25% 5%
Republican 39% 53% 8%
Independent 50% 41% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 41% 55% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal 71% 23% 7%
Moderate 60% 32% 8%
Conservative 42% 53% 5%
Interview Date Wednesday 6/15-Tuesday 6/21 54% 39% 7%
Wednesday 6/22-Thursday 6/23 51% 41% 8%
Region Northeast 61% 31% 8%
Midwest 50% 43% 7%
South 51% 41% 7%
West 53% 39% 8%
Household Income Less than $50,000 47% 45% 8%
$50,000 or more 61% 35% 5%
Education Not college graduate 52% 42% 6%
College graduate 56% 36% 8%
Age Under 45 57% 32% 11%
45 or older 51% 43% 5%
Age 18 to 29 48% 38% 14%
30 to 44 62% 29% 9%
45 to 59 59% 37% 4%
60 or older 44% 50% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 47% 40% 13%
Gen X (31-46) 63% 29% 9%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 57% 39% 4%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 41% 51% 8%
Race White 50% 43% 7%
Non-white 61% 31% 8%
Gender Men 50% 40% 10%
Women 56% 39% 5%
Interview Type Landline 52% 42% 6%
Cell Phone 58% 30% 13%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted June 15th through June 23rd, 2011, N=801 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.