Congress Approval Rating
Our 21-day average puts Approve at 15.5%, Disapprove at 60%, based on 1,222 polls ending between 11/12/2018 and 8/24/2026. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.
Congress Approval Rating over time
1,222 polls · 21-day rolling average · dots are individual polls
Approve 15.5%
Disapprove 60%
View data as table
| Choice | Latest average | Polls | Latest poll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approve | 15.5% | 1224 | 8/24/2026 |
| Disapprove | 60% | 1222 | 8/24/2026 |
Average result
Unweighted mean across 1,222 matching polls
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| Choice | % |
|---|---|
| Approve | 21.1% |
| Disapprove | 60.7% |
Individual polls (1,222)
| End date | Pollster | Sample | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/20/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,321 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/15/2022 |
HarrisX/Harris Poll
for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies |
1,851 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/13/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/13/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,338 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/12/2022 |
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research
for Fox News |
1,005 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/12/2022 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | 805 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/12/2022 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | 739 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/6/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/6/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,332 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 12/2/2022 | Gallup | 1,020 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/29/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/29/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,319 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/25/2022 | Cornell University Collaborative Midterm Survey | 19,957 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/22/2022 | Marquette University Law School | 1,004 A |
Approve
Disapprove
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| 11/22/2022 | Marquette University Law School | 840 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/22/2022 | The Bullfinch Group | 1,200 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/22/2022 | The Bullfinch Group | 1,000 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/22/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/22/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,296 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/17/2022 |
HarrisX/Harris Poll
for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies |
2,212 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/15/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/15/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,287 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/6/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 11/6/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,315 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|