|   | Registered Voters | |||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 48% | 47% | 5% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 75% | 17% | 8% |
| Republican | 19% | 77% | 3% | |
| Independent | 42% | 54% | 5% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democratic men | 81% | 13% | 6% |
| Democratic women | 70% | 21% | 9% | |
| Republican men | 18% | 81% | 1% | |
| Republican women | 20% | 75% | 5% | |
| Independent men | 42% | 56% | 1% | |
| Independent women | 41% | 50% | 8% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 77% | 15% | 8% |
| Moderate | 64% | 30% | 6% | |
| Conservative | 23% | 73% | 4% | |
| Region | Northeast | 54% | 41% | 5% |
| Midwest | 52% | 43% | 5% | |
| South | 40% | 54% | 6% | |
| West | 49% | 45% | 6% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 45% | 48% | 7% |
| $50,000 or more | 51% | 47% | 3% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 45% | 50% | 5% |
| College graduate | 51% | 42% | 6% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 58% | 33% | 8% |
| 30 to 44 | 49% | 45% | 6% | |
| 45 to 59 | 44% | 51% | 5% | |
| 60 or older | 44% | 51% | 5% | |
| Gender | Men | 49% | 48% | 3% |
| Women | 46% | 46% | 8% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters "N=913 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||