| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies? | ||||
| Economic conditions mostly inherited | Economic conditions mostly result of his own policies | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 65% | 27% | 8% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 84% | 12% | 4% |
| Republican | 42% | 45% | 13% | |
| Independent | 63% | 29% | 8% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 84% | 12% | 3% |
| Democrat women | 84% | 12% | 4% | |
| Republican men | 40% | 47% | 13% | |
| Republican women | 43% | 43% | 13% | |
| Independent men | 67% | 24% | 9% | |
| Independent women | 59% | 33% | 7% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| Moderate | 73% | 21% | 7% | |
| Conservative | 41% | 45% | 14% | |
| Region | Northeast | 75% | 19% | 6% |
| Midwest | 71% | 24% | 5% | |
| South | 56% | 34% | 10% | |
| West | 64% | 23% | 13% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 61% | 30% | 9% |
| $50,000 or more | 69% | 24% | 7% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 61% | 29% | 10% |
| College graduate | 71% | 24% | 6% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 66% | 29% | 6% |
| 30 to 44 | 68% | 22% | 11% | |
| 45 to 59 | 67% | 26% | 8% | |
| 60 or older | 60% | 30% | 9% | |
| Gender | Men | 65% | 26% | 9% |
| Women | 64% | 28% | 9% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||
