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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
12/17/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,164 RV	Approve 19% Disapprove 61%
12/15/2019	Gallup	1,025 A	Approve 27% Disapprove 68%
12/11/2019	Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research for Fox News	1,000 RV	Approve 23% Disapprove 62%
12/10/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 54%
12/10/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,209 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 61%
12/9/2019	Quinnipiac University	1,553 RV	Approve 25% Disapprove 66%
12/8/2019	Monmouth University Polling Institute	903 A	Approve 22% Disapprove 65%
12/8/2019	Monmouth University Polling Institute	838 RV	Approve 21% Disapprove 67%
12/3/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 54%
12/3/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,200 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 63%
11/26/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 55%
11/26/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,189 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 62%
11/19/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 53%
11/19/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,224 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 59%
11/14/2019	Gallup	1,015 A	Approve 24% Disapprove 72%
11/12/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 56%
11/12/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,206 RV	Approve 17% Disapprove 64%
11/5/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 16% Disapprove 52%
11/5/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,201 RV	Approve 16% Disapprove 60%
11/3/2019	Monmouth University Polling Institute	908 A	Approve 23% Disapprove 64%
11/3/2019	Monmouth University Polling Institute	835 RV	Approve 23% Disapprove 66%
10/29/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 18% Disapprove 54%
10/29/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,274 RV	Approve 18% Disapprove 62%
10/28/2019	AP-NORC	1,075 A	Approve 27% Disapprove 71%
10/22/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 17% Disapprove 52%