Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republicans in Congress are doing in office?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 27% 62% 11%
Party Identification Democrat 21% 74% 6%
Republican 46% 44% 10%
Independent 20% 64% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 51% 42% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal 9% 84% 7%
Moderate 21% 66% 13%
Conservative 45% 47% 7%
Region Northeast 21% 69% 10%
Midwest 25% 61% 14%
South 32% 59% 9%
West 24% 65% 11%
Household Income Less than $50,000 29% 59% 12%
$50,000 or more 22% 70% 8%
Education Not college graduate 30% 59% 12%
College graduate 23% 69% 8%
Age Under 45 30% 53% 17%
45 or older 25% 68% 7%
Age 18 to 29 39% 36% 25%
30 to 44 25% 62% 13%
45 to 59 25% 70% 5%
60 or older 25% 66% 9%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 40% 35% 25%
Gen X (31-46) 23% 66% 11%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 25% 69% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 27% 64% 9%
Race White 28% 62% 10%
Non-white 26% 63% 12%
Gender Men 26% 65% 9%
Women 28% 60% 12%
Interview Type Landline 27% 64% 9%
Cell Phone 26% 56% 18%
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.