| USA Residents | ||||||||
| Although First Lady Michelle Obama is her own person, which one of the following first ladies would you like to see her follow in the tradition of: | ||||||||
| Barbara Bush | Laura Bush | Hillary Clinton | Jackie Kennedy | Nancy Reagan | Eleanor Roosevelt | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| USA Residents | 9% | 10% | 16% | 21% | 13% | 18% | 13% | |
| Registered Voters | 10% | 10% | 15% | 21% | 13% | 19% | 12% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 7% | 2% | 25% | 30% | 3% | 22% | 11% |
| Republican | 14% | 20% | 3% | 12% | 27% | 15% | 9% | |
| Independent | 8% | 10% | 16% | 22% | 11% | 19% | 14% | |
| Gender | Men | 8% | 10% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Women | 10% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 8% | 20% | 12% | |
| Race | White | 10% | 12% | 12% | 21% | 16% | 18% | 12% |
| African American | 1% | 1% | 27% | 36% | 1% | 17% | 15% | |
| Latino | 10% | 6% | 33% | 19% | 8% | 17% | 8% | |
| Age | Under 45 | 7% | 7% | 25% | 20% | 15% | 14% | 12% |
| 45 or older | 10% | 12% | 10% | 23% | 11% | 21% | 12% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 9% | 8% | 15% | 24% | 14% | 18% | 12% |
| College graduate | 8% | 12% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 19% | 15% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 9% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 12% | 20% | 11% |
| $50,000 or more | 10% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 14% | |
| Region | Northeast | 6% | 8% | 16% | 20% | 6% | 30% | 14% |
| Midwest | 8% | 10% | 12% | 25% | 17% | 16% | 12% | |
| South | 12% | 10% | 19% | 19% | 15% | 11% | 13% | |
| West | 6% | 9% | 17% | 21% | 10% | 22% | 14% | |
| Marist Poll National Residents "N=1128 MOE +/- 3%". Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||||||