|   | Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you think Sarah Palin's decision to resign as governor of Alaska before her term was up will help or hurt her running for president in 2012? | |||||
| Help | Hurt | Makes no difference | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 15% | 61% | 11% | 13% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 9% | 69% | 9% | 13% |
| Republican | 20% | 51% | 12% | 17% | |
| Independent | 17% | 61% | 12% | 10% | |
| Region | Northeast | 17% | 59% | 6% | 17% |
| Midwest | 13% | 64% | 12% | 11% | |
| South | 16% | 60% | 13% | 11% | |
| West | 14% | 58% | 12% | 16% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 13% | 60% | 11% | 16% |
| $50,000 or more | 16% | 63% | 11% | 10% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 14% | 58% | 13% | 15% |
| College graduate | 15% | 67% | 9% | 9% | |
| Race | White | 14% | 64% | 11% | 11% |
| African American | 15% | 58% | 5% | 22% | |
| Latino | 15% | 52% | 19% | 14% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 5% | 81% | 6% | 8% |
| 30 to 44 | 13% | 64% | 10% | 13% | |
| 45 to 59 | 21% | 55% | 13% | 11% | |
| 60 or older | 15% | 54% | 15% | 16% | |
| Gender | Men | 18% | 59% | 11% | 12% |
| Women | 13% | 62% | 12% | 14% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=854 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||