Registered Voters
Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?
Favorable Unfavorable Unsure-Never Heard
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 52% 41% 8%
Party Identification Democrat 78% 18% 3%
Republican 15% 77% 7%
Independent 50% 39% 11%
Tea Party Supporters 25% 73% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal 86% 11% 3%
Moderate 56% 31% 13%
Conservative 29% 68% 3%
Region Northeast 52% 41% 6%
Midwest 49% 43% 9%
South 54% 42% 5%
West 49% 38% 13%
Household Income Less than $50,000 55% 37% 9%
$50,000 or more 52% 42% 6%
Education Not college graduate 49% 43% 8%
College graduate 56% 38% 6%
Age Under 45 60% 29% 10%
45 or older 46% 47% 6%
Age 18 to 29 69% 20% 11%
30 to 44 56% 35% 9%
45 to 59 47% 45% 8%
60 or older 46% 50% 4%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 67% 21% 12%
Gen X (31-46) 56% 36% 8%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 47% 46% 7%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 44% 51% 6%
Race White 45% 48% 7%
Non-white 68% 23% 9%
Gender Men 44% 48% 8%
Women 58% 35% 7%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 91% 5% 4%
Disapprove 13% 82% 5%
Interview Type Landline 49% 44% 7%
Cell Phone 58% 32% 10%
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.