USA Residents
In the coming year, do you expect your personal family finances to get better, get worse, or stay about the same?
Get better Get worse Stay about the same
Row % Row % Row %
USA Residents 30% 18% 52%
Registered Voters 26% 21% 53%
Definitely Plan to Vote in November 25% 22% 53%
Enthusiasm About Voting in November Very enthusiastic 28% 24% 48%
Enthusiastic 27% 17% 57%
Not enthusiastic 23% 22% 54%
Party ID Democrat 36% 14% 50%
Republican 20% 25% 56%
Independent 21% 23% 56%
Tea Party Supporters 22% 30% 48%
Party ID by Gender Democrat men 41% 18% 41%
Democrat women 33% 11% 56%
Republican men 27% 18% 55%
Republican women 12% 32% 57%
Independent men 21% 23% 55%
Independent women 21% 23% 56%
Ideology Liberal 39% 12% 50%
Moderate 26% 17% 57%
Conservative 21% 27% 52%
Region Northeast 37% 15% 48%
Midwest 25% 17% 58%
South 30% 19% 51%
West 28% 21% 51%
Household Income Less than $50,000 32% 18% 49%
$50,000 or more 28% 16% 56%
Education Not college graduate 32% 17% 51%
College graduate 27% 21% 53%
Age 18 to 29 51% 7% 42%
30 to 44 36% 16% 48%
45 to 59 30% 19% 51%
60 or older 8% 27% 65%
Gender Men 33% 18% 48%
Women 26% 18% 55%
Views of U.S. Economy The worst is yet to come 22% 29% 49%
The worst is behind us 39% 7% 54%
September 2010 Marist Poll National Residents "N=1,005 MOE +/- 3%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.