| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the war in Afghanistan? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 43% | 45% | 12% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 62% | 26% | 12% |
| Republican | 24% | 62% | 15% | |
| Independent | 39% | 51% | 10% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democratic men | 67% | 22% | 10% |
| Democratic women | 57% | 29% | 14% | |
| Republican men | 27% | 62% | 11% | |
| Republican women | 21% | 62% | 18% | |
| Independent men | 41% | 52% | 8% | |
| Independent women | 37% | 49% | 14% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 65% | 24% | 11% |
| Moderate | 52% | 35% | 13% | |
| Conservative | 27% | 62% | 10% | |
| Region | Northeast | 48% | 38% | 13% |
| Midwest | 45% | 47% | 8% | |
| South | 41% | 48% | 11% | |
| West | 41% | 44% | 15% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 41% | 46% | 13% |
| $50,000 or more | 46% | 45% | 9% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 42% | 46% | 12% |
| College graduate | 45% | 42% | 12% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 46% | 44% | 10% |
| 30 to 44 | 51% | 39% | 10% | |
| 45 to 59 | 42% | 47% | 12% | |
| 60 or older | 38% | 47% | 15% | |
| Gender | Men | 46% | 45% | 9% |
| Women | 41% | 45% | 14% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=913 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||