Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 45% 50% 5%
Definitely Plan to Vote in November 43% 52% 4%
Enthusiasm About Voting in November Very enthusiastic 35% 60% 5%
Enthusiastic 53% 43% 4%
Not enthusiastic 42% 49% 9%
Party ID Democrat 81% 15% 4%
Republican 13% 82% 6%
Independent 40% 54% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 18% 80% 2%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 78% 15% 6%
Democrat women 83% 15% 2%
Republican men 19% 75% 7%
Republican women 6% 89% 5%
Independent men 34% 63% 4%
Independent women 47% 44% 9%
Ideology Liberal 82% 13% 4%
Moderate 53% 43% 4%
Conservative 22% 72% 7%
Region Northeast 49% 47% 4%
Midwest 41% 53% 6%
South 42% 52% 6%
West 49% 46% 5%
Household Income Less than $50,000 48% 44% 7%
$50,000 or more 44% 53% 3%
Education Not college graduate 46% 48% 6%
College graduate 42% 53% 5%
Age 18 to 29 66% 32% 2%
30 to 44 50% 47% 3%
45 to 59 42% 51% 7%
60 or older 36% 57% 7%
Gender Men 41% 53% 5%
Women 48% 47% 5%
Family Finances Get better 70% 25% 5%
Get worse 21% 72% 7%
Stay about the same 41% 54% 5%
Views of U.S. Economy The worst is yet to come 27% 68% 6%
The worst is behind us 67% 28% 5%
September 2010 Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=815 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.