Registered Voters
Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of Michelle Obama?
Favorable Unfavorable Unsure-Never Heard
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 65% 24% 11%
Definitely Plan to Vote in November 64% 26% 10%
Enthusiasm About Voting in November Very enthusiastic 53% 36% 11%
Enthusiastic 76% 13% 10%
Not enthusiastic 61% 27% 12%
Party ID Democrat 84% 8% 7%
Republican 46% 42% 13%
Independent 66% 23% 11%
Tea Party Supporters 46% 44% 10%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 80% 11% 9%
Democrat women 87% 7% 6%
Republican men 51% 34% 14%
Republican women 40% 49% 11%
Independent men 59% 27% 13%
Independent women 72% 18% 9%
Ideology Liberal 88% 8% 4%
Moderate 76% 17% 7%
Conservative 47% 37% 16%
Region Northeast 74% 21% 5%
Midwest 64% 23% 12%
South 63% 27% 10%
West 61% 23% 17%
Household Income Less than $50,000 67% 22% 11%
$50,000 or more 67% 25% 9%
Education Not college graduate 64% 24% 11%
College graduate 66% 24% 10%
Age 18 to 29 71% 18% 11%
30 to 44 67% 25% 9%
45 to 59 65% 25% 10%
60 or older 62% 25% 13%
Gender Men 63% 25% 13%
Women 67% 24% 9%
Family Finances Get better 78% 15% 7%
Get worse 43% 40% 17%
Stay about the same 67% 23% 10%
Views of U.S. Economy The worst is yet to come 50% 38% 11%
The worst is behind us 83% 8% 8%
September 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=815 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.