Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? [Do you approve or do you strongly approve?; Do you disapprove or do you strongly disapprove?]
Strongly approve Approve Disapprove Strongly disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 13% 33% 19% 34% 1%
Party ID Democrat 22% 48% 15% 13% 1%
Republican 6% 23% 22% 48% 0%
Independent 10% 28% 22% 40% 0%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 25% 48% 14% 13% 0%
Democrat women 21% 48% 16% 14% 2%
Republican men 7% 17% 27% 49% 0%
Republican women 5% 29% 18% 47% 1%
Independent men 12% 29% 20% 39% 0%
Independent women 8% 27% 24% 40% 0%
Political Ideology Liberal 20% 52% 17% 11% 0%
Moderate 16% 35% 18% 30% 1%
Conservative 6% 25% 21% 48% 0%
Region Northeast 11% 32% 21% 35% 1%
Midwest 13% 41% 17% 29% 1%
South 15% 29% 18% 39% 0%
West 12% 36% 23% 28% 1%
Household Income Less than $50,000 16% 32% 18% 33% 0%
$50,000 or more 10% 33% 21% 36% 0%
Education Not college graduate 15% 29% 20% 36% 1%
College graduate 11% 39% 18% 32% 0%
Age 18 to 29 19% 35% 28% 18% 0%
30 to 44 12% 30% 17% 40% 1%
45 to 59 10% 34% 18% 37% 1%
60 or older 14% 33% 18% 34% 1%
Gender Men 14% 31% 20% 35% 0%
Women 13% 35% 19% 33% 1%
June 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=813 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.