| Registered Voters | |||||
| Overall, would you describe the direction in which President Barack Obama is moving the country as: | |||||
| Change for the better | Change for the worse | No change at all | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 44% | 35% | 18% | 3% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 76% | 9% | 13% | 2% |
| Republican | 10% | 68% | 18% | 3% | |
| Independent | 36% | 36% | 24% | 5% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 77% | 10% | 12% | 1% |
| Democrat women | 75% | 9% | 13% | 3% | |
| Republican men | 6% | 72% | 20% | 2% | |
| Republican women | 15% | 65% | 16% | 4% | |
| Independent men | 40% | 34% | 22% | 3% | |
| Independent women | 31% | 37% | 26% | 6% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 81% | 5% | 14% | 0% |
| Moderate | 47% | 27% | 22% | 4% | |
| Conservative | 20% | 60% | 17% | 3% | |
| Region | Northeast | 46% | 34% | 18% | 2% |
| Midwest | 49% | 27% | 21% | 3% | |
| South | 38% | 43% | 16% | 3% | |
| West | 46% | 32% | 17% | 5% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 51% | 28% | 18% | 3% |
| $50,000 or more | 39% | 41% | 17% | 2% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 43% | 34% | 19% | 4% |
| College graduate | 45% | 37% | 16% | 1% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 61% | 17% | 18% | 4% |
| 30 to 44 | 40% | 34% | 23% | 3% | |
| 45 to 59 | 43% | 38% | 18% | 2% | |
| 60 or older | 40% | 42% | 15% | 4% | |
| Gender | Men | 43% | 37% | 18% | 2% |
| Women | 44% | 34% | 18% | 4% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||
