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Registered Voters |
Do you think the Democrats in Congress are too liberal, too conservative, or about right? |
Too liberal |
Too conservative |
About right |
Unsure |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
Registered Voters |
42% |
12% |
36% |
10% |
Party Identification |
Democrat |
16% |
19% |
58% |
7% |
Republican |
81% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
Independent |
40% |
10% |
35% |
15% |
Tea Party Supporters |
70% |
5% |
20% |
5% |
Political Ideology |
Liberal |
13% |
23% |
52% |
12% |
Moderate |
36% |
14% |
39% |
11% |
Conservative |
67% |
5% |
24% |
4% |
Region |
Northeast |
38% |
15% |
37% |
10% |
Midwest |
46% |
7% |
35% |
11% |
South |
40% |
10% |
41% |
10% |
West |
47% |
18% |
29% |
7% |
Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
35% |
10% |
41% |
13% |
$50,000 or more |
47% |
14% |
33% |
6% |
Education |
Not college graduate |
41% |
9% |
37% |
12% |
College graduate |
44% |
16% |
35% |
5% |
Age |
Under 45 |
38% |
16% |
37% |
10% |
45 or older |
45% |
9% |
36% |
10% |
Age |
18 to 29 |
25% |
13% |
50% |
12% |
30 to 44 |
44% |
18% |
29% |
9% |
45 to 59 |
43% |
11% |
37% |
9% |
60 or older |
47% |
7% |
36% |
10% |
Generation |
Millennials (18-30) |
27% |
13% |
48% |
12% |
Gen X (31-46) |
46% |
15% |
31% |
8% |
Baby Boomers (47-65) |
43% |
12% |
36% |
9% |
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) |
46% |
7% |
36% |
10% |
Race |
White |
47% |
10% |
31% |
11% |
Non-white |
29% |
14% |
49% |
7% |
Gender |
Men |
50% |
12% |
29% |
9% |
Women |
36% |
12% |
42% |
11% |
Interview Type |
Landline |
44% |
11% |
36% |
9% |
Cell Phone |
36% |
14% |
38% |
13% |
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. |
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