Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 44% 46% 10%
Party Identification Democrat 74% 21% 5%
Republican 11% 83% 6%
Independent 38% 46% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 19% 77% 4%
Political Ideology Liberal 75% 16% 9%
Moderate 49% 36% 15%
Conservative 24% 73% 3%
Region Northeast 48% 42% 11%
Midwest 37% 53% 11%
South 44% 47% 10%
West 48% 43% 9%
Household Income Less than $50,000 46% 42% 13%
$50,000 or more 44% 48% 8%
Education Not college graduate 41% 48% 10%
College graduate 49% 42% 9%
Age Under 45 47% 36% 17%
45 or older 42% 52% 6%
Age 18 to 29 52% 23% 25%
30 to 44 45% 43% 12%
45 to 59 45% 49% 7%
60 or older 39% 55% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 48% 26% 26%
Gen X (31-46) 46% 44% 9%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 44% 49% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 37% 56% 7%
Race White 38% 53% 9%
Non-white 59% 27% 14%
Gender Men 38% 53% 9%
Women 49% 40% 10%
Interview Type Landline 42% 50% 8%
Cell Phone 51% 34% 16%
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.