Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 31% 61% 8%
Party ID Democrat 56% 37% 8%
Republican 7% 89% 4%
Independent 26% 65% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 11% 89% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal 57% 31% 12%
Moderate 32% 61% 7%
Conservative 17% 81% 2%
Interview Date Wednesday 6/15-Tuesday 6/21 32% 61% 7%
Wednesday 6/22-Thursday 6/23 28% 64% 9%
Region Northeast 30% 60% 11%
Midwest 28% 64% 8%
South 31% 64% 6%
West 37% 56% 8%
Household Income Less than $50,000 27% 65% 7%
$50,000 or more 34% 60% 6%
Education Not college graduate 30% 62% 9%
College graduate 33% 61% 6%
Age Under 45 34% 56% 10%
45 or older 29% 65% 6%
Age 18 to 29 30% 51% 19%
30 to 44 37% 59% 5%
45 to 59 30% 66% 4%
60 or older 29% 64% 7%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 33% 49% 18%
Gen X (31-46) 33% 62% 5%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 31% 66% 4%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 28% 62% 10%
Race White 24% 71% 5%
Non-white 48% 37% 14%
Gender Men 29% 64% 8%
Women 33% 60% 8%
Interview Type Landline 30% 65% 5%
Cell Phone 35% 49% 16%
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.