Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 46% 51% 3%
Party Identification Democrat 85% 13% 2%
Republican 10% 87% 3%
Independent 43% 54% 3%
Tea Party Supporters 17% 82% 1%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 5% 94% 1%
Support Tea Party 24% 76% 1%
Does not support Tea Party 60% 37% 3%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 77% 18% 5%
Moderate 55% 43% 2%
Conservative 21% 76% 3%
Very conservative 23% 75% 2%
Political Ideology Liberal 77% 18% 5%
Moderate 55% 43% 2%
Conservative 22% 76% 3%
Region Northeast 54% 43% 3%
Midwest 40% 58% 2%
South 44% 51% 5%
West 48% 51% 2%
Income Less $50,000 50% 47% 2%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 44% 53% 3%
$100,000 or more 44% 53% 3%
Education Not college graduate 44% 53% 3%
College graduate 48% 49% 3%
Age Under 45 45% 51% 3%
45 or older 46% 51% 3%
Age 18 to 29 51% 45% 4%
30 to 44 42% 55% 3%
45 to 59 49% 48% 3%
60 or older 43% 55% 2%
Race White 38% 59% 3%
African American 84% 8% 8%
Latino 57% 43% 0%
Gender Men 44% 54% 2%
Women 47% 49% 4%
Evangelical Christians 36% 62% 2%
Interview Type Landline 45% 51% 3%
Cell Phone 47% 50% 3%
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.