Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 34% 61% 5%
Party ID Democrat 64% 30% 6%
Republican 5% 91% 4%
Independent 28% 68% 4%
Tea Party Supporters 14% 85% 1%
Political Ideology Liberal 58% 38% 4%
Moderate 39% 55% 5%
Conservative 17% 80% 4%
President Obama's April 13th Speech Before 31% 64% 5%
After 38% 57% 5%
Region Northeast 40% 54% 6%
Midwest 30% 63% 7%
South 33% 63% 4%
West 34% 61% 4%
Household Income Less than $50,000 37% 59% 4%
$50,000 or more 33% 63% 4%
Education Not college graduate 33% 61% 6%
College graduate 36% 60% 4%
Age Under 45 37% 58% 5%
45 or older 32% 63% 5%
Age 18 to 29 36% 59% 5%
30 to 44 38% 57% 5%
45 to 59 30% 66% 4%
60 or older 35% 60% 5%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 36% 59% 5%
Gen X (31-46) 37% 58% 5%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 30% 65% 4%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 36% 59% 5%
Race White 27% 68% 5%
Non-white 52% 45% 3%
Gender Men 33% 62% 4%
Women 35% 59% 6%
Interview Type Landline 32% 62% 6%
Cell Phone 41% 57% 2%
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.