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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
1/15/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 10% Disapprove 61%
1/15/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,289 RV	Approve 11% Disapprove 71%
1/10/2019	Gallup	1,017 A	Approve 20% Disapprove 75%
1/8/2019	Ipsos for Reuters	836 RV	Approve 24.8% Disapprove 68.1%
1/8/2019	Ipsos for Reuters	1,019 A	Approve 22.8% Disapprove 65.5%
1/8/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 12% Disapprove 59%
1/8/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,299 RV	Approve 12% Disapprove 70%
1/1/2019	Ipsos for Reuters	2,482 A	Approve 26% Disapprove 63%
1/1/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 11% Disapprove 60%
1/1/2019	YouGov for The Economist	1,283 RV	Approve 9% Disapprove 71%
12/31/2018	Ipsos for Reuters	1,134 RV	Approve 23.9% Disapprove 66.9%
12/30/2018	The Winston Group for Winning the Issues	1,000 RV	Approve 22% Disapprove 61%
12/25/2018	Ipsos for Reuters	1,582 A	Approve 24% Disapprove 64.1%
12/25/2018	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 12% Disapprove 62%
12/25/2018	YouGov for The Economist	1,298 RV	Approve 11% Disapprove 70%
12/24/2018	Ipsos for Reuters	1,268 RV	Approve 25.6% Disapprove 66.7%
12/19/2018	YouGov for The George Washington University	1,920 RV	Approve 21% Disapprove 70%
12/18/2018	Ipsos for Reuters	1,014 A	Approve 27.8% Disapprove 61.9%
12/18/2018	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 12% Disapprove 60%
12/18/2018	YouGov for The Economist	1,316 RV	Approve 11% Disapprove 69%
12/17/2018	Ipsos for Reuters	911 RV	Approve 28.7% Disapprove 64.8%
12/12/2018	Gallup	1,025 A	Approve 18% Disapprove 75%
12/11/2018	Ipsos for Reuters	1,038 A	Approve 25.3% Disapprove 62.7%
12/11/2018	YouGov for The Economist	1,500 A	Approve 13% Disapprove 57%
12/11/2018	YouGov for The Economist	1,303 RV	Approve 13% Disapprove 69%