Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the situation in Libya?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 44% 40% 16%
Party ID Democrat 64% 23% 13%
Republican 25% 57% 18%
Independent 41% 43% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 22% 67% 11%
Political Ideology Liberal 64% 17% 20%
Moderate 51% 35% 14%
Conservative 30% 56% 14%
Interview Date Wednesday 6/15-Tuesday 6/21 45% 39% 16%
Wednesday 6/22-Thursday 6/23 42% 42% 17%
Region Northeast 50% 32% 17%
Midwest 39% 45% 16%
South 41% 41% 17%
West 48% 39% 13%
Household Income Less than $50,000 39% 43% 18%
$50,000 or more 49% 38% 13%
Education Not college graduate 38% 44% 18%
College graduate 51% 34% 15%
Age Under 45 52% 30% 18%
45 or older 39% 46% 15%
Age 18 to 29 46% 30% 24%
30 to 44 56% 30% 14%
45 to 59 41% 41% 17%
60 or older 37% 51% 12%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 48% 30% 22%
Gen X (31-46) 52% 32% 16%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 42% 43% 15%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 36% 52% 12%
Race White 39% 46% 15%
Non-white 56% 26% 19%
Gender Men 46% 39% 16%
Women 42% 41% 17%
Interview Type Landline 43% 43% 14%
Cell Phone 47% 30% 23%
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.