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 34% 59% 7%
Party Identification Democrat 67% 28% 6%
Republican 10% 83% 7%
Independent 26% 67% 7%
Tea Party Supporters 13% 85% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 2% 97% 1%
Support Tea Party 18% 79% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 45% 49% 7%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 52% 38% 10%
Moderate 42% 51% 7%
Conservative 18% 77% 5%
Very conservative 19% 76% 5%
Political Ideology Liberal 52% 38% 10%
Moderate 42% 51% 7%
Conservative 18% 77% 5%
Region Northeast 41% 51% 8%
Midwest 31% 61% 8%
South 35% 59% 6%
West 31% 62% 7%
Income Less $50,000 38% 54% 8%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 33% 62% 5%
$100,000 or more 25% 70% 5%
Education Not college graduate 36% 56% 8%
College graduate 32% 63% 5%
Age Under 45 37% 55% 9%
45 or older 34% 60% 6%
Age 18 to 29 46% 48% 6%
30 to 44 31% 58% 10%
45 to 59 34% 61% 5%
60 or older 33% 59% 8%
Race White 28% 64% 8%
African American 59% 36% 5%
Latino 43% 51% 6%
Gender Men 33% 62% 6%
Women 36% 56% 8%
Evangelical Christians 29% 68% 3%
Interview Type Landline 33% 59% 7%
Cell Phone 38% 56% 6%
McClatchy-Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=846 MOE +/- 3.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.