Registered Voters
Thinking about the costs and benefits to the United States of the war in Afghanistan, overall, do you think it has been worth fighting or has it not been worth fighting?
Worth fighting Not worth fighting Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 40% 54% 6%
Party ID Democrat 32% 62% 6%
Republican 52% 43% 5%
Independent 40% 54% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 49% 47% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal 40% 55% 5%
Moderate 39% 57% 5%
Conservative 44% 51% 6%
Interview Date Wednesday 6/15-Tuesday 6/21 40% 54% 6%
Wednesday 6/22-Thursday 6/23 39% 54% 7%
Region Northeast 46% 51% 4%
Midwest 39% 56% 5%
South 39% 52% 8%
West 35% 59% 5%
Household Income Less than $50,000 36% 58% 6%
$50,000 or more 44% 52% 4%
Education Not college graduate 37% 56% 7%
College graduate 44% 51% 4%
Age Under 45 47% 48% 5%
45 or older 36% 58% 6%
Age 18 to 29 44% 50% 6%
30 to 44 49% 47% 4%
45 to 59 43% 54% 2%
60 or older 30% 60% 10%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 42% 52% 6%
Gen X (31-46) 50% 46% 4%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 42% 54% 4%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 25% 64% 11%
Race White 42% 51% 6%
Non-white 32% 62% 6%
Gender Men 40% 56% 4%
Women 39% 52% 8%
Interview Type Landline 39% 56% 5%
Cell Phone 43% 48% 9%
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.