Poll Watch: Marist/McClatchy Political Survey

Marist/McClatchy Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 45%
• Disapprove 47%

Among Democrats

• Approve 81%
• Disapprove 12%

Among Republicans

• Approve 12%
• Disapprove 84%

Among Independents

• Approve 39%
• Disapprove 51%

Among Men

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 48%

Among Women

• Approve 48%
• Disapprove 45%

Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy?

• Approve 37% (40%)
• Disapprove 58% (57%)

Among Independents

• Approve 34%
• Disapprove 60%

Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the federal budget deficit?

• Approve 31%
• Disapprove 61%

Among Independents

• Approve 26%
• Disapprove 65%

Overall, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of President Barack Obama?

• Favorable 50%
• Unfavorable 44%

Among Democrats

• Favorable 84%
• Unfavorable 12%

Among Republicans

• Favorable 12%
• Unfavorable 83%

Among Independents

• Favorable 47%
• Unfavorable 45%

Among Men

• Favorable 46%
• Unfavorable 47%

Among Women

• Favorable 53%
• Unfavorable 42%

Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?

• Economic conditions mostly inherited 61% (63%)
• Economic conditions mostly result of his own policies 31% (30%)

Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the war in Afghanistan?

• Approve 53%
• Disapprove 39%

Which comes closer to your view, the U.S. has accomplished its mission in Afghanistan and should bring troops home now, the U.S. still has important work to do in Afghanistan but should bring some troops home now, or the U.S. has important work to do in Afghanistan and should maintain its current level of troops there?

• US accomplished mission/should bring troops home now 43%
• US still has important work to do, but should bring some troops home now 38%
• US has important work to do/should maintain current level of troops there 14%

Among Democrats

• US accomplished mission/should bring troops home now 52%
• US still has important work to do, but should bring some troops home now 39%
• US has important work to do/should maintain current level of troops there 4%

Among Republicans

• US accomplished mission/should bring troops home now 39%
• US still has important work to do, but should bring some troops home now 36%
• US has important work to do/should maintain current level of troops there 21%

Among Independents

• US accomplished mission/should bring troops home now 39%
• US still has important work to do, but should bring some troops home now 36%
• US has important work to do/should maintain current level of troops there 19%

Do you approve or disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling the situation in Libya?

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 40%

Among Democrats

• Approve 64%
• Disapprove 23%

Among Republicans

• Approve 25%
• Disapprove 57%

Among Independents

• Approve 41%
• Disapprove 43%

Survey of 801 registered voters was conducted June 15-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted April 10-14, 2011 are in parentheses.  Party ID breakdown: 34% Democrat; 27% Republican; 38% Independent.  Political ideology: 43% Conservative; 36% Moderate; 21% Liberal.