Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the war in Afghanistan?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 44% 48% 7%
Party Identification Democrat 67% 27% 7%
Republican 27% 65% 9%
Independent 38% 56% 6%
Tea Party Supporters 22% 72% 6%
Political Ideology Liberal 57% 38% 4%
Moderate 53% 44% 4%
Conservative 30% 61% 9%
Region Northeast 47% 50% 3%
Midwest 45% 48% 7%
South 46% 46% 8%
West 39% 51% 10%
Household Income Less than $50,000 41% 50% 9%
$50,000 or more 49% 47% 5%
Education Not college graduate 42% 51% 8%
College graduate 49% 46% 5%
Age Under 45 49% 44% 7%
45 or older 42% 51% 7%
Age 18 to 29 47% 45% 8%
30 to 44 52% 43% 5%
45 to 59 43% 52% 5%
60 or older 42% 50% 9%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 47% 43% 9%
Gen X (31-46) 49% 47% 4%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 45% 50% 5%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 39% 51% 11%
Race White 42% 52% 6%
Non-white 50% 41% 9%
Gender Men 45% 50% 5%
Women 44% 47% 9%
Interview Type Landline 45% 48% 6%
Cell Phone 42% 48% 10%
Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted September 13th and September 14th, 2011, N=825 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.