More than 80% of Democrats (81%) and those who cast a vote for Obama in November's election (84%) agree he is acting on the change he promised. A majority of self-described political independents (56%) feel the same. Interestingly, many Republicans (43%) and even 36% of those who voted for McCain also believe Obama has put his promises of change into action - though they may not agree with the shape that change is taking.

The interactive survey of 4,369 likely voters nationwide was conducted June 12-15, 2009, and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.5%.

Nearly two-thirds of likely voters younger than 30 (62%) believe Obama's message of change has matched his actions in office - with those age 18-24 particularly confident the President is making good on this campaign promise (70%). A majority of these under-30 voters in nearly all demographics we measure agree Obama is taking action on his promise of change - with a few exceptions such as young Republicans (45%), conservatives (42%), those who voted for McCain (40%), although there is still significant agreement among these groups.

It's not only younger voters who believe Obama is taking his promises of change seriously - more than half of likely voters over 30 feel the same, including 64% of those age 65 and older.

But among voters over 30, slightly more than one in four doesn't believe Obama's campaign promises of change have matched his actions in office at all - compared with 18% of those younger than 30 and just 5% of 18-24 year olds who feel the same. Nearly half of McCain voters (48%), as well as 43% of Republicans, and 46% of conservatives also feel strongly that a significant disconnect exists between Obama's campaign promises and his recent actions.

• Women (66%) are more likely than men (56%) to believe Obama is keeping his campaign promises of change.
• A majority of Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelical Christian voters agree the President has brought change through his actions in office, though nearly a third of Catholics (31%) and Evangelical Christians (32%) and one in four Protestants (25%) completely disagree.
• Among likely voters in all income brackets, a majority believe Obama's promises of change match his actions - with those from the poorest households, less than $25,000, the most likely to agree (69%). Those with between $35,000 and $50,000 in household income are most likely to feel the President's campaign promises are out of sync with his actions in office (33%).

Most Americans not concerned with gender and ethnic balance on the Supreme Court

Slightly more than half of likely voters (55%) say gender and ethnic balance on the Supreme Court is somewhat unimportant or not important at all, while 44% believe these factors should be significant considerations regarding the makeup of the Court. Those who believe most strongly that gender and ethnic balance on the Court is not at all important include Republicans (73%), McCain voters (74%), and conservatives (80%). Self-described liberals (50%), Democrats (41%), and Obama voters (36%), were among the most likely to view a gender and ethnically balanced court as very important.

• Women (26%) are more likely than men (15%) to believe this kind of balance on the Court is very important. More than half of men (52%) view gender and ethnic balance on the Supreme Court as not important at all, compared with 36% of women.

• Older voters are much more likely to say gender and ethnic balance on the Supreme Court does not matter - 49% of those older than 65 feel this way, compared to 38% of those younger than 30 and just 23% of those age 18-24.

Zogby International is headed by President and CEO, John Zogby, author of The Way We'll Be: A Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream. The company has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in 73 nations. Visit www.zogby.com.

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