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 26% 67% 8%
Party Identification Democrat 10% 81% 9%
Republican 52% 43% 6%
Independent 23% 71% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 48% 46% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal 12% 81% 7%
Moderate 21% 75% 4%
Conservative 41% 52% 7%
Region Northeast 30% 65% 5%
Midwest 21% 74% 5%
South 29% 63% 8%
West 23% 65% 13%
Household Income Less than $50,000 23% 68% 10%
$50,000 or more 28% 68% 4%
Education Not college graduate 26% 66% 8%
College graduate 27% 67% 6%
Age Under 45 32% 54% 14%
45 or older 23% 72% 5%
Age 18 to 29 33% 40% 27%
30 to 44 32% 64% 4%
45 to 59 23% 73% 5%
60 or older 23% 72% 4%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 34% 40% 26%
Gen X (31-46) 30% 66% 4%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 22% 73% 5%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 24% 71% 5%
Race White 29% 64% 6%
Non-white 18% 72% 10%
Gender Men 28% 66% 6%
Women 24% 67% 9%
Interview Type Landline 26% 70% 4%
Cell Phone 24% 54% 22%
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.