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 31% 62% 8%
Party Identification Democrat 13% 82% 5%
Republican 57% 35% 8%
Independent 25% 67% 9%
Tea Party Supporters 51% 46% 3%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 57% 40% 3%
Support Tea Party 48% 50% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 20% 73% 7%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 13% 78% 10%
Moderate 27% 66% 7%
Conservative 44% 48% 8%
Very conservative 40% 53% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal 13% 78% 10%
Moderate 27% 66% 7%
Conservative 43% 50% 8%
Region Northeast 31% 61% 8%
Midwest 26% 64% 10%
South 35% 57% 7%
West 27% 67% 6%
Income Less $50,000 27% 67% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 36% 57% 7%
$100,000 or more 30% 66% 4%
Education Not college graduate 33% 59% 7%
College graduate 27% 65% 8%
Age Under 45 37% 53% 10%
45 or older 28% 65% 7%
Age 18 to 29 33% 58% 9%
30 to 44 39% 51% 10%
45 to 59 27% 66% 7%
60 or older 28% 64% 7%
Race White 31% 61% 8%
African American 21% 72% 7%
Latino 42% 53% 5%
Gender Men 34% 61% 5%
Women 27% 62% 11%
Evangelical Christians 40% 53% 7%
Interview Type Landline 29% 63% 8%
Cell Phone 36% 57% 7%
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.