Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 40% 57% 3%
Party ID Democrat 71% 27% 2%
Republican 11% 87% 2%
Independent 34% 63% 3%
Tea Party Supporters 14% 86% <1%
Political Ideology Liberal 63% 35% 2%
Moderate 49% 49% 2%
Conservative 21% 77% 2%
President Obamas April 13th Speech Before 40% 58% 3%
After 41% 56% 3%
Region Northeast 49% 49% 2%
Midwest 39% 59% 2%
South 37% 60% 2%
West 39% 56% 4%
Household Income Less than $50,000 42% 56% 2%
$50,000 or more 41% 57% 2%
Education Not college graduate 38% 58% 3%
College graduate 43% 55% 2%
Age Under 45 46% 52% 2%
45 or older 37% 60% 3%
Age 18 to 29 47% 50% 3%
30 to 44 45% 54% 1%
45 to 59 36% 63% 1%
60 or older 39% 57% 4%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 47% 51% 2%
Gen X (31-46) 43% 55% 2%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 37% 62% 1%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 39% 55% 5%
Race White 34% 64% 3%
Non-white 56% 41% 2%
Gender Men 38% 59% 3%
Women 43% 55% 2%
Interview Type Landline 38% 59% 3%
Cell Phone 49% 50% 1%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted April 10th through April 14th, 2011, N=1084 MOE +/- 3%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.