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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
7/13/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,292 RV	Approve 21% Disapprove 57%
7/6/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 20% Disapprove 51%
7/6/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,281 RV	Approve 20% Disapprove 57%
6/29/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 18% Disapprove 51%
6/29/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,290 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 56%
6/23/2021	YouGov for The George Washington University	1,753 RV	Approve 25.2% Disapprove 68.8%
6/22/2021	Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research for Fox News	1,001 RV	Approve 34% Disapprove 61%
6/22/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 20% Disapprove 52%
6/22/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,223 RV	Approve 20% Disapprove 58%
6/18/2021	Gallup	1,012 A	Approve 26% Disapprove 71%
6/17/2021	Harris Poll for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies	2,006 RV	Approve 54% Disapprove 46%
6/15/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 54%
6/15/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,305 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 59%
6/14/2021	Monmouth University Polling Institute	810 A	Approve 21% Disapprove 65%
6/14/2021	Monmouth University Polling Institute	758 RV	Approve 21% Disapprove 65%
6/8/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 20% Disapprove 52%
6/8/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,242 RV	Approve 21% Disapprove 56%
6/7/2021	The Bullfinch Group	1,000 RV	Approve 40% Disapprove 51%
6/7/2021	The Bullfinch Group	1,200 A	Approve 39% Disapprove 50%
6/1/2021	HarrisX for The Hill	1,893 RV	Approve 44% Disapprove 56%
6/1/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 21% Disapprove 49%
6/1/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,275 RV	Approve 19% Disapprove 54%
5/25/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 23% Disapprove 51%
5/25/2021	YouGov for The Economist	1,248 RV	Approve 23% Disapprove 58%
5/20/2021	Harris Poll for Harvard University Center for American Political Studies	1,945 RV	Approve 46% Disapprove 55%