Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 48% 47% 5%
Party Identification Democrat 87% 8% 5%
Republican 13% 83% 4%
Independent 44% 51% 5%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 83% 2%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 3% 95% 1%
Support Tea Party 21% 76% 3%
Does not support Tea Party 65% 31% 4%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 80% 15% 6%
Moderate 58% 36% 6%
Conservative 21% 75% 3%
Very conservative 24% 73% 3%
Political Ideology Liberal 80% 15% 6%
Moderate 58% 36% 6%
Conservative 22% 75% 3%
Region Northeast 57% 37% 6%
Midwest 42% 55% 3%
South 46% 47% 6%
West 47% 48% 5%
Income Less $50,000 53% 41% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 44% 52% 4%
$100,000 or more 47% 49% 3%
Education Not college graduate 45% 50% 5%
College graduate 51% 45% 4%
Age Under 45 48% 48% 4%
45 or older 48% 47% 5%
Age 18 to 29 62% 37% 1%
30 to 44 40% 55% 5%
45 to 59 50% 44% 5%
60 or older 44% 50% 6%
Race White 40% 54% 6%
African American 86% 9% 5%
Latino 52% 47% 1%
Gender Men 47% 49% 4%
Women 48% 45% 6%
Evangelical Christians 36% 62% 2%
Interview Type Landline 46% 49% 5%
Cell Phone 54% 42% 4%
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.