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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
2/16/2020	Gallup	1,028 A	Approve 23% Disapprove 74%
2/14/2020	YouGov for The George Washington University	1,200 RV	Approve 15.6% Disapprove 71%
2/11/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 54%
2/11/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,140 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 62%
2/9/2020	Monmouth University Polling Institute	902 A	Approve 20% Disapprove 69%
2/9/2020	Monmouth University Polling Institute	827 RV	Approve 20% Disapprove 70%
2/4/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 57%
2/4/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,277 RV	Approve 14% Disapprove 67%
1/28/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 54%
1/28/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,182 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 61%
1/22/2020	Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research for Fox News	1,005 RV	Approve 26% Disapprove 58%
1/21/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 52%
1/21/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,176 RV	Approve 22% Disapprove 60%
1/20/2020	Monmouth University Polling Institute	903 A	Approve 24% Disapprove 62%
1/20/2020	Monmouth University Polling Institute	847 RV	Approve 24% Disapprove 64%
1/15/2020	Gallup	1,014 A	Approve 23% Disapprove 72%
1/14/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 15% Disapprove 54%
1/14/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,108 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 63%
1/7/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 52%
1/7/2020	YouGov for The Economist	1,185 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 60%
12/31/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 51%
12/31/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,123 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 60%
12/24/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 54%
12/24/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,240 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 60%
12/17/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 19% Disapprove 54%