Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republicans in Congress are doing in office?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 23% 70% 7%
Party Identification Democrat 7% 86% 7%
Republican 43% 50% 7%
Independent 22% 71% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 41% 54% 5%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 3% 92% 5%
Moderate 17% 76% 7%
Conservative-Very conservative 38% 55% 7%
Region Northeast 16% 78% 7%
Midwest 20% 72% 8%
South 28% 65% 7%
West 22% 72% 6%
Household Income Less than $50,000 26% 65% 9%
$50,000 or more 18% 77% 5%
Education Not college graduate 27% 64% 9%
College graduate 15% 81% 4%
Age Under 45 26% 66% 8%
45 or older 22% 72% 7%
Age 18 to 29 32% 62% 6%
30 to 44 22% 69% 10%
45 to 59 20% 73% 7%
60 or older 23% 71% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 30% 65% 6%
Gen X (31-46) 23% 66% 10%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 21% 73% 6%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 22% 71% 7%
Race White 22% 72% 6%
Non-white 25% 66% 9%
Gender Men 25% 70% 5%
Women 21% 71% 8%
Interview Type Landline 23% 70% 7%
Cell Phone 22% 71% 6%
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.