Registered Voters
Overall, would you describe the direction in which President Barack Obama is moving the country as:
Change for the better Change for the worse No change at all Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 37% 41% 21% 1%
Definitely Plan to Vote in November 38% 45% 17% 1%
Enthusiasm About Voting in November Very enthusiastic 34% 58% 8% 0%
Enthusiastic 43% 34% 23% 1%
Not enthusiastic 32% 31% 35% 2%
Party ID Democrat 74% 10% 15% 1%
Republican 10% 73% 15% 2%
Independent 27% 40% 32% 1%
Tea Party Supporters 15% 73% 11% 1%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 73% 11% 17% 0%
Democrat women 75% 10% 14% 1%
Republican men 16% 67% 15% 3%
Republican women 3% 80% 16% 0%
Independent men 19% 43% 38% 0%
Independent women 36% 37% 27% 1%
Ideology Liberal 77% 6% 17% 0%
Moderate 40% 29% 30% 1%
Conservative 18% 65% 16% 1%
Region Northeast 36% 31% 32% 1%
Midwest 33% 44% 23% 0%
South 37% 44% 18% 1%
West 45% 40% 14% 1%
Household Income Less than $50,000 43% 33% 23% 1%
$50,000 or more 34% 45% 20% 1%
Education Not college graduate 38% 38% 23% 1%
College graduate 37% 45% 18% 0%
Age 18 to 29 54% 19% 25% 2%
30 to 44 38% 38% 24% 0%
45 to 59 36% 42% 21% 1%
60 or older 32% 50% 17% 1%
Gender Men 34% 42% 23% 1%
Women 41% 39% 19% 1%
Family Finances Get better 58% 22% 20% 1%
Get worse 16% 68% 16% 0%
Stay about the same 36% 39% 24% 1%
Views of U.S. Economy The worst is yet to come 21% 58% 21% 1%
The worst is behind us 59% 19% 22% 1%
September 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=815 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.