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Registered Voters |
| Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republicans in Congress are doing in office? |
| Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
31% |
62% |
8% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
13% |
82% |
5% |
| Republican |
57% |
35% |
8% |
| Independent |
25% |
67% |
9% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
51% |
46% |
3% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
57% |
40% |
3% |
| Support Tea Party |
48% |
50% |
3% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
20% |
73% |
7% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
13% |
78% |
10% |
| Moderate |
27% |
66% |
7% |
| Conservative |
44% |
48% |
8% |
| Very conservative |
40% |
53% |
7% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
13% |
78% |
10% |
| Moderate |
27% |
66% |
7% |
| Conservative |
43% |
50% |
8% |
| Region |
Northeast |
31% |
61% |
8% |
| Midwest |
26% |
64% |
10% |
| South |
35% |
57% |
7% |
| West |
27% |
67% |
6% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
27% |
67% |
6% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
36% |
57% |
7% |
| $100,000 or more |
30% |
66% |
4% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
33% |
59% |
7% |
| College graduate |
27% |
65% |
8% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
37% |
53% |
10% |
| 45 or older |
28% |
65% |
7% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
33% |
58% |
9% |
| 30 to 44 |
39% |
51% |
10% |
| 45 to 59 |
27% |
66% |
7% |
| 60 or older |
28% |
64% |
7% |
| Race |
White |
31% |
61% |
8% |
| African American |
21% |
72% |
7% |
| Latino |
42% |
53% |
5% |
| Gender |
Men |
34% |
61% |
5% |
| Women |
27% |
62% |
11% |
| Evangelical Christians |
40% |
53% |
7% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
29% |
63% |
8% |
| Cell Phone |
36% |
57% |
7% |
| McClatchy-Marist Poll National Registered Voters: Interviews conducted March 20th through 22nd, 2012, N=846 MOE +/- 3.5 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. |
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