Registered Voters
Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the situation in Libya?
Approve Disapprove Unsure
Row % Row % Row %
Registered Voters 42% 42% 16%
Party Identification Democrat 61% 22% 17%
Republican 19% 68% 13%
Independent 41% 43% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 21% 70% 9%
Political Ideology Liberal 67% 23% 10%
Moderate 51% 33% 15%
Conservative 22% 61% 16%
Region Northeast 43% 46% 11%
Midwest 44% 39% 17%
South 42% 43% 15%
West 41% 41% 18%
Household Income Less than $50,000 40% 43% 17%
$50,000 or more 47% 39% 14%
Education Not college graduate 37% 45% 18%
College graduate 51% 37% 12%
Age Under 45 42% 39% 19%
45 or older 43% 43% 14%
Age 18 to 29 47% 31% 22%
30 to 44 38% 45% 17%
45 to 59 40% 48% 13%
60 or older 46% 39% 15%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 48% 31% 21%
Gen X (31-46) 38% 47% 15%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 45% 43% 12%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 40% 43% 17%
Race White 40% 44% 16%
Non-white 48% 37% 15%
Gender Men 45% 44% 12%
Women 41% 40% 19%
Interview Type Landline 44% 42% 14%
Cell Phone 38% 41% 21%
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.