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 35% 55% 11%
Party Identification Democrat 64% 29% 7%
Republican 7% 85% 9%
Independent 25% 59% 15%
Tea Party Supporters 20% 77% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal 59% 32% 9%
Moderate 35% 50% 15%
Conservative 23% 73% 4%
Region Northeast 34% 57% 9%
Midwest 32% 56% 12%
South 37% 51% 12%
West 33% 58% 9%
Household Income Less than $50,000 37% 51% 13%
$50,000 or more 36% 57% 7%
Education Not college graduate 35% 54% 11%
College graduate 34% 57% 8%
Age Under 45 40% 42% 19%
45 or older 32% 62% 6%
Age 18 to 29 49% 23% 28%
30 to 44 35% 52% 14%
45 to 59 34% 61% 5%
60 or older 30% 64% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 45% 26% 29%
Gen X (31-46) 37% 52% 11%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 32% 64% 5%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 30% 63% 7%
Race White 29% 61% 10%
Non-white 50% 38% 12%
Gender Men 30% 60% 9%
Women 38% 50% 12%
Interview Type Landline 33% 60% 8%
Cell Phone 40% 40% 20%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted August 2nd through August 4th, 2011, N=807 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.