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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
12/6/2021	Monmouth University Polling Institute	808 A	Approve 23% Disapprove 66%
12/6/2021	Monmouth University Polling Institute	753 RV	Approve 24% Disapprove 67%
12/2/2021	Harris Poll for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies	1,989 RV	Approve 32% Disapprove 60%
12/1/2021	Cor Services for Foundation for Government Accountability	523 LV	Approve 31% Disapprove 56%
11/30/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 14% Disapprove 56%
11/30/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,272 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 61%
11/23/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 55%
11/23/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,249 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 60%
11/22/2021	Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/Impact Research for The Wall Street Journal	1,500 RV	Approve 28% Disapprove 66%
11/19/2021	YouGov for Yahoo News	1,696 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 61%
11/19/2021	YouGov for Yahoo News	1,305 RV	Approve 15% Disapprove 68%
11/16/2021	Gallup	815 A	Approve 20% Disapprove 77%
11/16/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 60%
11/16/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,299 RV	Approve 15% Disapprove 63%
11/14/2021	The Bullfinch Group	1,200 A	Approve 32% Disapprove 59%
11/14/2021	The Bullfinch Group	1,000 RV	Approve 32% Disapprove 61%
11/10/2021	Marquette University Law School	1,004 A	Approve 27% Disapprove 72%
11/9/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 56%
11/9/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,258 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 61%
11/8/2021	Monmouth University Polling Institute	811 A	Approve 18% Disapprove 70%
11/8/2021	Monmouth University Polling Institute	726 RV	Approve 19% Disapprove 71%
11/8/2021	YouGov for Yahoo News	1,673 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 61%
11/5/2021	Suffolk University for USA Today	1,000 RV	Approve 12.4% Disapprove 74.5%
11/2/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 59%
11/2/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,303 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 63%