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 30% 63% 7%
Party Identification Democrat 58% 33% 9%
Republican 5% 92% 3%
Independent 22% 71% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 11% 88% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal 60% 34% 6%
Moderate 33% 62% 5%
Conservative 12% 83% 6%
Region Northeast 30% 63% 6%
Midwest 30% 63% 7%
South 25% 69% 6%
West 38% 54% 8%
Household Income Less than $50,000 32% 58% 9%
$50,000 or more 28% 69% 3%
Education Not college graduate 30% 62% 8%
College graduate 31% 65% 5%
Age Under 45 36% 55% 9%
45 or older 27% 68% 6%
Age 18 to 29 46% 36% 18%
30 to 44 28% 69% 3%
45 to 59 28% 67% 5%
60 or older 26% 68% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 47% 36% 17%
Gen X (31-46) 28% 70% 3%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 28% 67% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 25% 69% 6%
Race White 22% 70% 7%
Non-white 47% 48% 5%
Gender Men 27% 68% 5%
Women 32% 59% 9%
Interview Type Landline 29% 66% 5%
Cell Phone 33% 54% 13%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted September 13th and September 14th, 2011, N=825 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.