| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 45% | 51% | 4% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 75% | 22% | 3% |
| Republican | 12% | 84% | 4% | |
| Independent | 40% | 55% | 6% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 78% | 20% | 1% |
| Democrat women | 72% | 23% | 5% | |
| Republican men | 7% | 90% | 4% | |
| Republican women | 16% | 79% | 5% | |
| Independent men | 42% | 53% | 5% | |
| Independent women | 38% | 56% | 7% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 80% | 18% | 2% |
| Moderate | 51% | 45% | 5% | |
| Conservative | 20% | 74% | 5% | |
| Region | Northeast | 52% | 45% | 4% |
| Midwest | 48% | 47% | 5% | |
| South | 37% | 58% | 5% | |
| West | 49% | 48% | 3% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| $50,000 or more | 42% | 55% | 3% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 44% | 51% | 5% |
| College graduate | 47% | 50% | 3% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 64% | 33% | 3% |
| 30 to 44 | 39% | 57% | 4% | |
| 45 to 59 | 45% | 53% | 2% | |
| 60 or older | 41% | 53% | 6% | |
| Gender | Men | 45% | 52% | 3% |
| Women | 45% | 49% | 6% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||
