Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?
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Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 46% 49% 5%
Party ID Democrat 79% 17% 4%
Republican 10% 88% 1%
Independent 39% 54% 7%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 79% 18% 3%
Democrat women 78% 17% 5%
Republican men 8% 92% 0%
Republican women 12% 85% 3%
Independent men 34% 60% 6%
Independent women 45% 47% 8%
Political Ideology Liberal 68% 23% 9%
Moderate 53% 44% 3%
Conservative 26% 69% 5%
Region Northeast 59% 39% 3%
Midwest 42% 54% 4%
South 45% 50% 4%
West 41% 50% 8%
Household Income Less than $50,000 50% 45% 5%
$50,000 or more 44% 53% 2%
Education Not college graduate 45% 50% 5%
College graduate 46% 50% 4%
Age 18 to 29 59% 33% 8%
30 to 44 47% 49% 5%
45 to 59 43% 52% 4%
60 or older 42% 54% 4%
Gender Men 43% 53% 4%
Women 49% 45% 6%
March 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=860 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.