Registered Voters
Do you think members of the Tea Party movement are:
Mostly playing by the rules Mostly acting inappropriately Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 35% 41% 24%
Party ID Democrat 19% 58% 23%
Republican 58% 20% 22%
Independent 36% 39% 24%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 23% 52% 25%
Democrat women 14% 64% 22%
Republican men 52% 29% 19%
Republican women 63% 13% 24%
Independent men 39% 45% 17%
Independent women 34% 33% 34%
Political Ideology Liberal 16% 64% 21%
Moderate 31% 44% 25%
Conservative 51% 27% 23%
Region Northeast 28% 52% 19%
Midwest 36% 38% 26%
South 38% 40% 22%
West 35% 37% 27%
Household Income Less than $50,000 32% 43% 24%
$50,000 or more 39% 42% 19%
Education Not college graduate 33% 39% 28%
College graduate 37% 47% 17%
Age 18 to 29 29% 46% 25%
30 to 44 33% 38% 28%
45 to 59 35% 45% 20%
60 or older 41% 35% 24%
Gender Men 37% 43% 20%
Women 33% 39% 27%
March 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=860 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.