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Polls about Congress

Every tracked poll about Congress, newest first. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Average result

Unweighted mean across 1,222 matching polls

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Average result
Choice	%
Approve	21.1%
Disapprove	60.7%

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Individual polls (1,222)

Polls, newest first
End date	Pollster	Sample	Results
1/9/2024	YouGov for The Economist	1,417 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 62%
1/2/2024	YouGov for The Economist	1,521 A	Approve 18% Disapprove 58%
1/2/2024	YouGov for The Economist	1,343 RV	Approve 20% Disapprove 62%
12/18/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 56%
12/18/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,336 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 62%
12/14/2023	HarrisX/Harris Poll for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies	2,034 RV	Approve 35% Disapprove 58%
12/13/2023	Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research for Fox News	1,007 RV	Approve 19% Disapprove 77%
12/12/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 14% Disapprove 62%
12/12/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,332 RV	Approve 14% Disapprove 69%
12/10/2023	Clarity Campaign Labs	1,052 LV	Approve 23% Disapprove 62%
12/5/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 59%
12/5/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,291 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 63%
12/4/2023	Monmouth University Polling Institute	803 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 77%
12/4/2023	Monmouth University Polling Institute	743 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 78%
11/27/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 62%
11/27/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,323 RV	Approve 14% Disapprove 69%
11/20/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 19% Disapprove 55%
11/20/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,323 RV	Approve 20% Disapprove 61%
11/16/2023	HarrisX/Harris Poll for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies	2,851 RV	Approve 34% Disapprove 58%
11/15/2023	YouGov for The George Washington University	1,500 A	Approve 25.5% Disapprove 67.3%
11/14/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 19% Disapprove 58%
11/14/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,272 RV	Approve 19% Disapprove 63%
11/7/2023	Marquette University Law School	856 RV	Approve 27% Disapprove 73%
11/7/2023	Marquette University Law School	668 LV	Approve 23% Disapprove 77%
11/7/2023	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 59%