Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 39% 52% 9%
Party Identification Democrat 71% 20% 9%
Republican 7% 87% 5%
Independent 32% 57% 11%
Tea Party Supporters 7% 90% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal 70% 22% 8%
Moderate 47% 44% 9%
Conservative 16% 79% 5%
Region Northeast 39% 52% 9%
Midwest 42% 51% 7%
South 38% 55% 7%
West 38% 48% 14%
Household Income Less than $50,000 40% 47% 13%
$50,000 or more 41% 55% 4%
Education Not college graduate 36% 55% 9%
College graduate 44% 48% 8%
Age Under 45 41% 45% 14%
45 or older 38% 56% 7%
Age 18 to 29 46% 29% 25%
30 to 44 37% 57% 6%
45 to 59 36% 56% 8%
60 or older 40% 55% 5%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 47% 29% 24%
Gen X (31-46) 37% 57% 6%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 38% 54% 8%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 37% 58% 5%
Race White 33% 61% 6%
Non-white 53% 32% 15%
Gender Men 37% 56% 8%
Women 42% 48% 10%
Interview Type Landline 39% 55% 6%
Cell Phone 39% 41% 20%
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.