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Registered Voters |
| Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy? |
| Approve |
Disapprove |
Unsure |
| Row % |
Row % |
Row % |
| Registered Voters |
46% |
51% |
3% |
| Party Identification |
Democrat |
85% |
13% |
2% |
| Republican |
10% |
87% |
3% |
| Independent |
43% |
54% |
3% |
| Tea Party Supporters |
17% |
82% |
1% |
| Intensity of Tea Party Support |
Strongly support Tea Party |
5% |
94% |
1% |
| Support Tea Party |
24% |
76% |
1% |
| Does not support Tea Party |
60% |
37% |
3% |
| Political Ideology |
Very liberal-Liberal |
77% |
18% |
5% |
| Moderate |
55% |
43% |
2% |
| Conservative |
21% |
76% |
3% |
| Very conservative |
23% |
75% |
2% |
| Political Ideology |
Liberal |
77% |
18% |
5% |
| Moderate |
55% |
43% |
2% |
| Conservative |
22% |
76% |
3% |
| Region |
Northeast |
54% |
43% |
3% |
| Midwest |
40% |
58% |
2% |
| South |
44% |
51% |
5% |
| West |
48% |
51% |
2% |
| Income |
Less $50,000 |
50% |
47% |
2% |
| $50,000 to just under $100,000 |
44% |
53% |
3% |
| $100,000 or more |
44% |
53% |
3% |
| Education |
Not college graduate |
44% |
53% |
3% |
| College graduate |
48% |
49% |
3% |
| Age |
Under 45 |
45% |
51% |
3% |
| 45 or older |
46% |
51% |
3% |
| Age |
18 to 29 |
51% |
45% |
4% |
| 30 to 44 |
42% |
55% |
3% |
| 45 to 59 |
49% |
48% |
3% |
| 60 or older |
43% |
55% |
2% |
| Race |
White |
38% |
59% |
3% |
| African American |
84% |
8% |
8% |
| Latino |
57% |
43% |
0% |
| Gender |
Men |
44% |
54% |
2% |
| Women |
47% |
49% |
4% |
| Evangelical Christians |
36% |
62% |
2% |
| Interview Type |
Landline |
45% |
51% |
3% |
| Cell Phone |
47% |
50% |
3% |
| 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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