| Registered Voters | ||||
Overall, would you describe the direction in which President Barack Obama is moving the country as: | |||||
Change for the better | Change for the worse | No change at all | Unsure | ||
Row % | Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
Registered Voters | 44% | 35% | 18% | 3% | |
Party ID | Democrat | 76% | 9% | 13% | 2% |
Republican | 10% | 68% | 18% | 3% | |
Independent | 36% | 36% | 24% | 5% | |
Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 77% | 10% | 12% | 1% |
Democrat women | 75% | 9% | 13% | 3% | |
Republican men | 6% | 72% | 20% | 2% | |
Republican women | 15% | 65% | 16% | 4% | |
Independent men | 40% | 34% | 22% | 3% | |
Independent women | 31% | 37% | 26% | 6% | |
Ideology | Liberal | 81% | 5% | 14% | 0% |
Moderate | 47% | 27% | 22% | 4% | |
Conservative | 20% | 60% | 17% | 3% | |
Region | Northeast | 46% | 34% | 18% | 2% |
Midwest | 49% | 27% | 21% | 3% | |
South | 38% | 43% | 16% | 3% | |
West | 46% | 32% | 17% | 5% | |
Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 51% | 28% | 18% | 3% |
$50,000 or more | 39% | 41% | 17% | 2% | |
Education | Not college graduate | 43% | 34% | 19% | 4% |
College graduate | 45% | 37% | 16% | 1% | |
Age | 18 to 29 | 61% | 17% | 18% | 4% |
30 to 44 | 40% | 34% | 23% | 3% | |
45 to 59 | 43% | 38% | 18% | 2% | |
60 or older | 40% | 42% | 15% | 4% | |
Gender | Men | 43% | 37% | 18% | 2% |
Women | 44% | 34% | 18% | 4% | |
Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. |