Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 33% 61% 6%
Party Identification Democrat 58% 32% 11%
Republican 6% 91% 3%
Independent 28% 69% 4%
Tea Party Supporters 4% 94% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal 63% 32% 5%
Moderate 39% 56% 5%
Conservative 11% 85% 4%
Region Northeast 26% 71% 3%
Midwest 38% 57% 6%
South 35% 61% 4%
West 29% 60% 11%
Household Income Less than $50,000 34% 58% 8%
$50,000 or more 35% 63% 2%
Education Not college graduate 29% 63% 8%
College graduate 39% 59% 2%
Age Under 45 33% 62% 5%
45 or older 33% 61% 6%
Age 18 to 29 37% 52% 11%
30 to 44 29% 70% 1%
45 to 59 32% 62% 6%
60 or older 33% 61% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 38% 51% 10%
Gen X (31-46) 28% 68% 4%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 34% 61% 5%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 31% 63% 6%
Race White 26% 70% 4%
Non-white 48% 43% 9%
Gender Men 32% 64% 4%
Women 33% 60% 7%
Interview Type Landline 31% 63% 6%
Cell Phone 39% 55% 6%
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.