|   | Registered Voters | |||
| Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 46% | 44% | 10% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 77% | 16% | 7% |
| Republican | 12% | 81% | 8% | |
| Independent | 41% | 44% | 15% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 74% | 21% | 5% |
| Democrat women | 80% | 12% | 8% | |
| Republican men | 10% | 82% | 8% | |
| Republican women | 13% | 79% | 7% | |
| Independent men | 45% | 43% | 12% | |
| Independent women | 36% | 46% | 18% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 85% | 13% | 3% |
| Moderate | 48% | 37% | 14% | |
| Conservative | 23% | 68% | 8% | |
| Region | Northeast | 48% | 45% | 7% |
| Midwest | 49% | 39% | 12% | |
| South | 41% | 50% | 9% | |
| West | 52% | 40% | 9% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 50% | 37% | 13% |
| $50,000 or more | 45% | 49% | 6% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 48% | 41% | 12% |
| College graduate | 44% | 50% | 6% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 57% | 28% | 14% |
| 30 to 44 | 46% | 45% | 8% | |
| 45 to 59 | 47% | 46% | 7% | |
| 60 or older | 41% | 49% | 10% | |
| Gender | Men | 45% | 47% | 8% |
| Women | 47% | 42% | 11% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||