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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 |
45% |
13% |
34% |
8% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
20% |
16% |
58% |
6% |
| Republican |
82% |
8% |
6% |
4% |
| Independent |
43% |
12% |
33% |
12% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
76% |
4% |
14% |
5% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
12% |
23% |
58% |
8% |
| Moderate |
37% |
11% |
44% |
7% |
| Conservative |
74% |
10% |
11% |
5% |
| Region |
Northeast |
46% |
13% |
33% |
8% |
| Midwest |
42% |
10% |
38% |
10% |
| South |
49% |
14% |
31% |
5% |
| West |
40% |
15% |
37% |
8% |
| Household Income |
Less than $50,000 |
36% |
17% |
38% |
9% |
| $50,000 or more |
53% |
10% |
32% |
5% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
41% |
15% |
34% |
10% |
| College graduate |
51% |
10% |
34% |
5% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
38% |
16% |
37% |
9% |
| 45 or older |
49% |
12% |
32% |
7% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
21% |
24% |
46% |
8% |
| 30 to 44 |
50% |
10% |
31% |
9% |
| 45 to 59 |
51% |
13% |
30% |
7% |
| 60 or older |
46% |
12% |
35% |
8% |
| Generation |
Millennials (18-30) |
22% |
23% |
47% |
8% |
| Gen X (31-46) |
52% |
9% |
31% |
8% |
| Baby Boomers (47-65) |
49% |
15% |
30% |
6% |
| Silent-Greatest (Over 65) |
46% |
10% |
35% |
9% |
| Race |
White |
55% |
9% |
28% |
8% |
| Non-white |
23% |
23% |
47% |
7% |
| Gender |
Men |
53% |
13% |
26% |
7% |
| Women |
37% |
13% |
41% |
8% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
49% |
12% |
34% |
5% |
| Cell Phone |
32% |
17% |
34% |
16% |
| 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. |
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