|   | Registered Voters | ||||
| Overall, has Barack Obama met your expectations, exceeded your expectations, or fallen below your expectations as president? | |||||
| Met your expectations | Exceeded your expectations | Fallen below your expectations | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 44% | 9% | 42% | 5% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 58% | 17% | 20% | 5% |
| Republican | 26% | 2% | 67% | 5% | |
| Independent | 45% | 6% | 43% | 6% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 56% | 19% | 21% | 4% |
| Democrat women | 60% | 16% | 19% | 6% | |
| Republican men | 27% | 1% | 67% | 5% | |
| Republican women | 25% | 4% | 67% | 4% | |
| Independent men | 47% | 6% | 42% | 5% | |
| Independent women | 42% | 6% | 44% | 8% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 65% | 12% | 21% | 2% |
| Moderate | 47% | 13% | 34% | 6% | |
| Conservative | 30% | 4% | 59% | 6% | |
| Region | Northeast | 50% | 7% | 38% | 5% |
| Midwest | 42% | 11% | 43% | 4% | |
| South | 39% | 10% | 44% | 6% | |
| West | 48% | 8% | 40% | 5% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 46% | 12% | 38% | 4% |
| $50,000 or more | 44% | 6% | 44% | 5% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 40% | 10% | 45% | 5% |
| College graduate | 49% | 8% | 38% | 5% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 45% | 20% | 31% | 3% |
| 30 to 44 | 43% | 8% | 46% | 4% | |
| 45 to 59 | 49% | 5% | 41% | 5% | |
| 60 or older | 40% | 9% | 45% | 6% | |
| Gender | Men | 44% | 9% | 42% | 4% |
| Women | 44% | 9% | 42% | 6% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |||||