Registered Voters
Do you think President Obama is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too liberal Too conservative About right Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 41% 7% 45% 6%
Party Identification Democrat 13% 11% 73% 3%
Republican 78% 4% 12% 6%
Independent 41% 7% 43% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 76% 3% 14% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal 5% 18% 72% 4%
Moderate 31% 7% 56% 6%
Conservative 72% 3% 19% 7%
Region Northeast 45% 10% 42% 3%
Midwest 39% 7% 48% 6%
South 43% 8% 43% 6%
West 36% 5% 49% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 36% 8% 48% 8%
$50,000 or more 46% 7% 44% 3%
Education Not college graduate 38% 7% 47% 8%
College graduate 45% 8% 42% 5%
Age Under 45 37% 8% 51% 5%
45 or older 43% 8% 42% 7%
Age 18 to 29 26% 5% 64% 4%
30 to 44 44% 9% 41% 5%
45 to 59 43% 6% 45% 6%
60 or older 43% 9% 40% 8%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 26% 5% 65% 4%
Gen X (31-46) 47% 10% 38% 5%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 40% 8% 46% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 45% 6% 38% 11%
Race White 51% 7% 35% 8%
Non-white 19% 8% 70% 2%
Gender Men 46% 5% 42% 6%
Women 36% 9% 48% 7%
Interview Type Landline 44% 7% 42% 7%
Cell Phone 28% 8% 58% 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.