| Registered Voters | ||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the war in Afghanistan? | ||||
| Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | ||
| Row % | Row % | Row % | ||
| Registered Voters | 47% | 43% | 10% | |
| Party ID | Democrat | 58% | 32% | 9% |
| Republican | 32% | 54% | 13% | |
| Independent | 46% | 47% | 7% | |
| Party ID by Gender | Democrat men | 66% | 28% | 6% |
| Democrat women | 52% | 37% | 12% | |
| Republican men | 33% | 55% | 12% | |
| Republican women | 32% | 53% | 14% | |
| Independent men | 49% | 46% | 5% | |
| Independent women | 42% | 48% | 10% | |
| Ideology | Liberal | 58% | 37% | 5% |
| Moderate | 53% | 35% | 12% | |
| Conservative | 35% | 53% | 12% | |
| Region | Northeast | 55% | 38% | 7% |
| Midwest | 45% | 42% | 12% | |
| South | 45% | 46% | 9% | |
| West | 44% | 44% | 12% | |
| Household Income | Less than $50,000 | 48% | 42% | 10% |
| $50,000 or more | 46% | 45% | 9% | |
| Education | Not college graduate | 48% | 42% | 10% |
| College graduate | 45% | 45% | 10% | |
| Age | 18 to 29 | 55% | 33% | 12% |
| 30 to 44 | 48% | 43% | 9% | |
| 45 to 59 | 43% | 48% | 8% | |
| 60 or older | 46% | 42% | 12% | |
| Gender | Men | 50% | 42% | 8% |
| Women | 43% | 45% | 12% | |
| Marist Poll National Registered Voters December 2009 "N=858 MOE +/- 3.5%" Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. | ||||
