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 46% 48% 5%
Party Identification Democrat 80% 15% 5%
Republican 11% 87% 2%
Independent 40% 52% 8%
Tea Party Supporters 11% 87% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal 80% 16% 4%
Moderate 54% 41% 6%
Conservative 18% 78% 4%
Region Northeast 43% 51% 7%
Midwest 49% 46% 5%
South 45% 51% 4%
West 49% 44% 7%
Household Income Less than $50,000 48% 46% 6%
$50,000 or more 45% 51% 4%
Education Not college graduate 43% 51% 6%
College graduate 50% 46% 4%
Age Under 45 48% 45% 6%
45 or older 45% 50% 5%
Age 18 to 29 55% 33% 11%
30 to 44 44% 54% 2%
45 to 59 44% 51% 5%
60 or older 46% 50% 4%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 56% 33% 11%
Gen X (31-46) 43% 55% 2%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 46% 48% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 44% 53% 4%
Race White 38% 57% 4%
Non-white 64% 29% 8%
Gender Men 42% 52% 7%
Women 50% 45% 4%
Obama Approval Rating Approve 96% 2% 2%
Disapprove 8% 89% 3%
Interview Type Landline 45% 51% 4%
Cell Phone 51% 39% 10%
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.