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Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.
 
 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 17-18, 2008. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results below are among registered voters.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Congress is doing?"

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Approve Disapprove

Unsure
% % %

6/17-18/08

 19 69 13

4/28-29/08

 22 67 11

3/18-19/08

 20 67 12

2/19-20/08

 22 68 10

1/30-31/08

 22 66 12

12/18-19/07

 25 60 15

11/13-14/07

 26 61 14

10/23-24/07

 25 54 22

10/9-10/07

 24 63 12

9/25-26/07

 24 63 13

9/11-12/07

 32 56 11

8/21-22/07

 24 60 17

6/5-6/07

 29 55 15

5/15-16/07

 32 53 15

4/17-18/07

 35 49 16

3/27-28/07

 30 54 16

2/27-28/07

 32 49 20

1/30-31/07

 33 44 22

1/16-17/07

 32 47 21

11/4-5/06 LV

 29 57 13

10/10-11/06 LV

 31 63 6

9/12-13/06 LV

 29 53 18

8/29-30/06

 24 61 15
8/8-9/06 24 58 17
7/11-12/06 25 61 14
6/13-14/06 29 59 12
5/16-18/06 27 56 17
4/18-19/06 25 52 23
3/14-15/06 29 55 16
1/24-25/06 34 51 16
12/13-14/05 30 52 18
9/13-14/05 34 49 17
8/30-31/05 28 53 18
3/29-30/05 40 36 24
4/21-22/04 38 42 20
5/20-21/03 33 47 20
4/7-8/99 44 41 15
3/24-25/99 41 44 15
3/10-11/99 39 48 13
2/24-25/99 43 45 12
2/12-13/99 39 50 11
1/27-28/99 43 47 10
1/13-14/99 42 46 12
12/17/98 45 42 13
12/2-3/98 51 33 16
11/11-12/98 47 40 13
10/28-29/98 49 38 13
10/7-8/98 52 39 9
9/16-17/98 55 34 11
9/9-10/98 57 28 15
8/12-13/98 53 32 15
7/29-30/98 51 33 16
6/30 - 7/1/98 48 37 15
6/17-18/98 46 39 15
6/3-4/98 50 34 16
5/20-21/98 42 42 16
5/6-7/98 48 36 16
4/22-23/98 46 38 16
4/7-8/98 51 33 16
3/25-26/98 50 32 18

 

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. June 12-16, 2008. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Congress is handling its job?" If "mixed feelings" or unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove?"

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Approve Disapprove Mixed
Feelings		 Unsure
% % % %

6/12-16/08

 23 72 3 2

4/7-9/08

 23 71 5 2

3/3-5/08

 24 72 3 2

2/4-6/08

 22 74 3 1

1/7-9/08

 26 69 3 2

12/3-5/07

 25 70 4 1

11/5-7/07

 25 70 4 1
10/1-3/07 22 73 4 1
9/10-12/07 26 71 3 1
8/6-8/07 25 72 3 1
7/9-11/07 24 70 3 2
5/7-9/07 35 60 4 1
4/2-4/07 40 57 2 1
3/5-7/07 33 63 3 1
2/5-7/07 34 58 6 2
1/16-18/07 34 60 5 1
1/8-10/07 32 62 4 3
12/4-6/06 27 67 4 1

11/13-15/06

 26 70 2 2

10/20-25/06

 25 72 2 1
10/2-4/06 27 69 3 1
9/11-13/06 29 68 2 1
8/7-9/06 29 69 2 1
7/10-12/06 27 68 3 1
6/5-7/06 24 73 3 -
5/1-3/06 25 71 3 1
4/3-5/06 30 67 3 -
3/6-8/06 31 66 2 2
2/6-8/06 35 61 2 1
1/3-5/06 34 63 2 1
12/5-7/05 31 65 3 2
11/7-9/05 32 64 2 2
10/3-5/05 35 61 3 2
9/6-8/05 32 65 2 1
8/1-3/05 33 62 3 2
7/11-13/05 35 60 4 1

6/6-8/05

 31 64 3 2

5/2-4/05

 35 61 3 2

4/4-6/05

 37 58 3 2

3/7-9/05

 41 53 5 2

2/7-9/05

 44 52 3 1

1/3-5/05

 41 53 4 2

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Among registered voters (Not sponsored by AP):
12/17-19/04 46 51 3 1

 

Reuters/Zogby Poll. June 12-14, 2008. N=1,113 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Overall, how would you rate Congress' performance on the job . . . ?"

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Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Unsure
  % % % % %
6/12-14/08 1 9 43 44 2
5/15-18/08 - 11 43 44 2
4/10-12/08 2 15 44 37 3
3/13-14/08 2 11 44 42 1
2/13-16/08 3 14 41 39 3
1/10-11/08 3 12 43 41 1
12/12-14/07 1 11 41 45 1
11/14-17/07 1 10 44 43 2
10/10-14/07 1 11 44 43 2
8/9-11/07 0 15 44 39 2
7/12-14/07 2 12 44 39 3
12/5-8/06 1 16 45 35 4
10/20-23/06 2 21 44 31 2
10/10-12/06 2 16 46 33 3
9/22-25/06 3 21 49 26 3
9/12-14/06 1 18 50 28 4

9/1-5/06

 1 16 47 34 2

8/11-15/06

 1 19 47 30 3

7/21-25/06

 2 20 47 28 4

6/15-20/06

 2 24 47 24 4

 

Gallup Poll. June 9-12, 2008. N=822 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.       <GRAPHIC>

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"

.
Approve Disapprove

Unsure
% % %

6/9-12/08

 19 74 7

5/8-11/08

 18 76 6

4/6-9/08

 20 71 9

3/6-9/08

 21 71 8

2/11-14/08

 24 70 6

1/4-6/08

 23 71 6

12/6-9/07

 22 70 8

11/11-14/07

 20 69 11

10/12-14/07

 29 64 6

10/4-7/07

 23 71 6

9/14-16/07

 24 71 5

8/13-16/07

 18 76 6

7/12-15/07

 27 66 7

6/11-14/07

 24 71 5

5/10-13/07

 29 64 7

4/2-5/07

 33 60 7

3/11-14/07

 28 64 8

2/1-4/07

 37 55 8

1/15-18/07

 35 56 9

12/11-14/06

 21 74 5

11/9-12/06

 26 67 7

11/2-5/06

 26 63 11

10/20-22/06

 26 67 6
10/9-12/06 23 71 6
10/6-8/06 24 68 7

9/7-10/06

 29 63 8

8/7-10/06

 27 65 8

7/6-9/06

 29 61 10

6/1-4/06

 27 63 10

5/8-11/06

 21 71 8

4/10-13/06

 23 70 7

3/13-16/06

 27 65 8

2/6-9/06

 25 65 10

1/9-12/06

 27 67 7

12/5-8/05

 29 63 8

11/7-10/05

 29 63 8

10/13-16/05

 29 64 7

9/12-15/05

 35 59 6

8/8-11/05

 36 58 6

7/7-10/05

 36 58 6

6/6-8/05

 34 59 7

5/2-5/05

 35 57 8

4/4-7/05

 38 54 8

3/7-10/05

 37 53 10

2/7-10/05

 45 48 7

1/3-5/05

 43 48 9

12/5-8/04

 41 50 9
11/7-10/04 41 52 7
10/11-14/04 40 51 9
9/13-15/04 41 52