Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 50% 45% 5%
Party Identification Democrat 86% 9% 4%
Republican 22% 74% 4%
Independent 42% 52% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 17% 79% 4%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 7% 93% 0%
Support Tea Party 21% 72% 7%
Does not support Tea Party 67% 28% 4%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 77% 17% 6%
Moderate 61% 34% 5%
Conservative 26% 69% 5%
Very conservative 24% 71% 5%
Political Ideology Liberal 77% 17% 6%
Moderate 61% 34% 5%
Conservative 25% 69% 5%
Region Northeast 59% 39% 2%
Midwest 43% 49% 8%
South 49% 46% 6%
West 51% 44% 5%
Income Less $50,000 52% 42% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 48% 47% 4%
$100,000 or more 53% 45% 1%
Education Not college graduate 46% 47% 7%
College graduate 55% 42% 3%
Age Under 45 49% 47% 4%
45 or older 50% 44% 6%
Age 18 to 29 47% 46% 6%
30 to 44 50% 47% 3%
45 to 59 53% 41% 5%
60 or older 46% 48% 6%
Race White 43% 52% 5%
African American 88% 5% 6%
Latino 54% 40% 7%
Gender Men 48% 49% 3%
Women 51% 41% 8%
Evangelical Christians 40% 55% 5%
Interview Type Landline 49% 46% 5%
Cell Phone 54% 40% 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.