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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2022 |
YouGov
for Yahoo News |
1,563 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/22/2022 |
YouGov
for Yahoo News |
1,188 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/16/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/16/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,331 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/9/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/9/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,331 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/8/2022 | The Bullfinch Group | 1,208 A |
Approve
Disapprove
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| 8/8/2022 | The Bullfinch Group | 1,008 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/2/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/2/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,325 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 8/1/2022 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | 808 A |
Approve
Disapprove
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| 8/1/2022 | Monmouth University Polling Institute | 751 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/28/2022 |
HarrisX/Harris Poll
for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies |
1,885 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/26/2022 | Gallup | 1,013 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/26/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/26/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,311 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/20/2022 | Emerson College | 1,078 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/19/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/19/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,278 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/13/2022 | CNN/SSRS | 1,459 A |
Approve
Disapprove
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| 7/13/2022 | CNN/SSRS | 1,203 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/11/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/11/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,304 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/5/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,500 A |
Approve
Disapprove
|
| 7/5/2022 |
YouGov
for The Economist |
1,345 RV |
Approve
Disapprove
|