Registered Voters
Do you think President Obama is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
Too liberal Too conservative About right Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 40% 7% 47% 6%
Party Identification Democrat 7% 9% 82% 2%
Republican 76% 4% 15% 5%
Independent 40% 8% 44% 8%
Tea Party Supporters 72% 6% 17% 5%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 87% 1% 8% 4%
Support Tea Party 63% 9% 22% 5%
Does not support Tea Party 27% 7% 62% 3%
Political Ideology Very liberal-Liberal 6% 16% 75% 3%
Moderate 28% 6% 61% 5%
Conservative 72% 3% 19% 6%
Very conservative 64% 5% 22% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal 6% 16% 75% 3%
Moderate 28% 6% 61% 5%
Conservative 69% 4% 20% 7%
Region Northeast 30% 6% 57% 6%
Midwest 47% 8% 40% 5%
South 40% 6% 46% 8%
West 41% 8% 48% 3%
Income Less $50,000 35% 9% 50% 6%
$50,000 to just under $100,000 43% 9% 45% 3%
$100,000 or more 46% 4% 49% 2%
Education Not college graduate 37% 9% 46% 7%
College graduate 44% 4% 49% 3%
Age Under 45 36% 12% 48% 4%
45 or older 42% 5% 47% 6%
Age 18 to 29 28% 16% 52% 4%
30 to 44 40% 10% 46% 4%
45 to 59 41% 5% 49% 5%
60 or older 43% 5% 44% 8%
Race White 47% 7% 40% 6%
African American 7% 5% 85% 4%
Latino 35% 8% 50% 7%
Gender Men 44% 7% 45% 4%
Women 37% 7% 49% 7%
Evangelical Christians 57% 3% 36% 4%
Interview Type Landline 41% 8% 46% 6%
Cell Phone 38% 6% 51% 5%
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.