Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democrats in Congress are doing in office?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 28% 65% 7%
Party Identification Democrat 58% 34% 9%
Republican 5% 92% 3%
Independent 19% 74% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 9% 90% 2%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 50% 44% 6%
Moderate 31% 60% 9%
Conservative-Very conservative 16% 80% 4%
Region Northeast 37% 60% 3%
Midwest 35% 59% 6%
South 22% 71% 7%
West 24% 65% 11%
Household Income Less than $50,000 32% 61% 7%
$50,000 or more 28% 67% 5%
Education Not college graduate 31% 63% 7%
College graduate 25% 69% 6%
Age Under 45 37% 53% 10%
45 or older 26% 69% 6%
Age 18 to 29 43% 41% 16%
30 to 44 32% 62% 6%
45 to 59 28% 68% 4%
60 or older 24% 69% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 42% 43% 15%
Gen X (31-46) 32% 62% 6%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 29% 67% 4%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 21% 72% 7%
Race White 22% 73% 5%
Non-white 48% 39% 14%
Gender Men 25% 68% 7%
Women 31% 62% 7%
Interview Type Landline 28% 66% 6%
Cell Phone 31% 61% 8%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted November 8th through 10th, 2011, N=872 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.