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Congress: Job Ratings	See also: Ratings summary table \| Republicans in Congress \| Democrats in Congress

CBS News Poll. March 20-24, 2013. N=1,181 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. LV = likely voters. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/20-24/13	11	81	8
	2/6-10/13	14	77	8
	1/11-15/13	12	82	6
	12/12-16/12	11	81	9
	10/25-28/12	15	75	10
	9/8-12/12	16	74	10
	8/22-26/12	14	74	12
	7/11-16/12	12	79	9
	5/31 - 6/3/12	15	77	8
	4/13-17/12	13	77	10
	2/8-13/12	10	82	8
	1/12-17/12	13	79	8
	1/4-8/12	12	80	8
	12/14-18/11	11	83	6
	12/5-7/11	11	82	7
	11/6-10/11	9	83	8
	10/19-24/11	9	84	7
	9/28 - 10/2/11	11	80	9
	9/10-15/11	12	80	8
	6/24-28/11	20	70	10
	6/3-7/11	18	72	10
	4/15-20/11	16	75	9
	3/18-21/11	21	66	13
	2/11-14/11	24	62	14
	11/29 - 12/2/10	17	72	11
	10/21-26/10 LV	10	82	8
	10/1-5/10	18	71	11
	9/10-14/10	21	70	9
	8/20-24/10	22	71	7
	6/16-20/10	19	70	11
	5/20-24/10	15	77	8
	4/5-12/10	17	73	10
	3/29 - 4/1/10	16	74	10
	3/18-21/10	14	76	10
	2/5-10/10	15	75	10
	1/14-17/10	23	63	14
	11/13-16/09	26	60	14
	10/5-8/09	22	65	13
	8/27-31/09	26	58	16
	7/9-12/09	22	65	13
	4/22-26/09	28	55	17
	4/1-5/09	26	64	10
	3/20-22/09	30	56	14
	3/12-16/09	30	56	14
	2/18-22/09	26	63	11
	2/2-4/09	26	62	12
	10/25-29/08	15	75	10
	10/19-22/08	17	70	13
	10/10-13/08	12	74	14
	10/3-5/08	15	73	12
	9/27-30/08	15	72	13
	4/25-29/08	21	68	11
	12/5-9/07	21	64	15
	10/12-16/07	27	59	14
	9/14-16/07	27	65	8
	9/4-8/07	23	66	11
	8/8-12/07	25	63	12
	7/20-22/07	26	61	13
	7/9-17/07	29	59	12
	6/26-28/07	27	60	13
	5/18-23/07	36	52	12
	4/9-12/07	34	54	12
	3/7-11/07	31	53	16
	2/23-27/07	33	50	17
	2/8-11/07	32	52	16
	1/18-21/07	33	49	18
	10/27-31/06	29	56	15
	10/5-8/06	27	64	9
	9/15-19/06	25	61	14
	8/17-21/06	29	60	11
	7/21-25/06	28	58	14
	6/10-11/06	26	60	14
	5/16-17/06	26	59	15
	5/4-8/06	23	64	13
	4/6-9/06	27	61	12
	3/9-12/06	32	54	14
	2/22-26/06	28	61	11
	1/20-25/06	29	61	10
	1/5-8/06	27	57	16
	12/2-6/05	33	53	14
	10/30 - 11/1/05	34	53	13
	10/3-5/05	31	57	12
	9/9-13/05	34	54	12
	7/13-14/05	33	50	17
	6/10-15/05	33	53	14
	5/20-23/05	29	55	16
	4/13-16/05	35	51	14
	3/21-22/05	34	49	17
	2/24-28/05	41	44	15
	1/14-18/05	44	39	17
	10/14-17/04	38	46	16
	1/12-15/04	45	42	13
	1/12-15/04	45	42	13
	9/28 - 10/1/03	37	47	16
	5/9-12/03	35	48	17
	11/2-4/02 LV	42	45	13
	10/27-31/02	45	40	15
	10/3-5/02 RV	41	47	12
	9/22-23/02	48	36	16
	7/13-16/02	49	38	13
	6/18-20/02	43	40	17
	2/24-26/02	50	34	16
	1/21-24/02	47	37	14
	12/7-10/01	57	31	12
	10/25-28/01	67	24	9
	8/28-31/01	43	41	16
	6/14-18/01	45	39	16
	5/10-12/01	45	36	19
	4/23-25/01	44	37	19
	3/8-12/01	50	33	17
	2/10-12/01	48	31	21
	9/27 - 10/1/00	49	38	13
	7/20-23/00	45	41	14
	5/10-13/00	38	45	17
	2/12-14/00	39	47	14
	11/4-7/99	37	50	13
	10/28-30/99	36	52	12
	10/3-4/99	38	48	14
	8/15/99	42	44	14
	8/1-3/99	43	41	16
	7/13-14/99	41	41	18
	6/5-6/99	41	46	13
	4/5-6/99	43	45	12
	3/28/99	41	47	12
	3/24/99	43	47	10
	2/7/99	36	55	9
	1/30 - 2/1/99	45	46	9
	1/10-11/99	45	42	13
	1/3-4/99	41	51	8
	12/18/98	45	46	9
	12/13-15, 17/98	44	49	7
	12/13/98	47	46	7
	10/31 - 11/1/98	41	48	11
	10/26-28/98	41	49	10
	10/12-13/98	43	48	9
	10/7-8/98	46	44	10
	10/3-4/98	47	38	15
	9/22-23/98	48	41	11
	9/19-20/98	50	41	9
	9/12-14/98	56	32	11
	9/8-10/98	49	38	13
	7/19-21/98	40	42	18

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 17-19, 2013. N=1,002 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 1/11 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp. 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
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	14	79	6
	2/25-27/13	16	77	8
	2/4-6/13	17	77	6
	1/15-17/13	16	76	8
	12/9-11/12	17	74	9
	6/3-5/12	17	75	9
	4/9-11/12	12	78	10
	2/6-9/12	13	79	8
	12/5-7/11	12	83	5
	11/13-15/11	12	80	8
	9/25-27/11	11	83	6
	8/7-9/11	10	81	8
	6/26-28/11	20	71	9
	5/15-17/11	24	69	7
	4/25-27/11	18	75	7
	3/14-16/11	24	65	12
	2/7-9/11	31	60	9
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	1/18-19/11	22	65	13
	10/26-28/10	19	70	11
	9/28-29/10	17	72	11
	9/1-2/10	22	70	8
	7/27-28/10	21	71	8
	6/29-30/10	24	66	10
	6/8-9/10	22	69	8
	5/18-19/10	22	65	13
	4/20-21/10	22	68	10
	4/6-7/10	21	72	6
	3/16-17/10	18	76	7
	2/23-24/10	14	80	6
	2/2-3/10	22	69	8
	1/12-13/10	27	63	10
	12/8-9/09	33	59	8
	11/17-18/09	26	63	11
	10/13-14/09	24	66	10
	9/15-16/09	27	64	9
	8/11-12/09	30	59	11
	7/21-22/09	30	60	10
	5/12-13/09	41	49	10
	3/31 - 4/1/09	38	52	10
	3/3-4/09	41	48	10
	2/17-18/09	39	50	10
	1/27-28/09	40	46	14
	1/13-14/09	23	68	10
	12/9-10/08	20	71	9
	11/1-2/08	18	75	7
	10/28-29/08	17	76	6
	10/20-21/08	19	72	9
	10/8-9/08	13	77	10
	9/22-23/08	17	73	9
	9/8-9/08	23	68	8
	8/19-20/08	20	73	7
	7/22-23/08	21	68	11
	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

*ABC News/Washington Post Poll*. March 7-10, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	16	80	4
	1/10-13/13	19	76	4
	1/12-15/12	13	84	3
	9/29 - 10/2/11	14	82	4
	3/10-13/11	27	69	4
	1/13-16/11	28	66	7
	10/25-28/10 RV	23	74	3
	9/30 - 10/3/10	24	73	3
	8/30 - 9/2/10	25	72	4
	6/3-6/10	26	71	2
	3/23-26/10	24	72	4
	2/4-8/10	26	71	3
	7/10-13/08	23	71	6
	1/30 - 2/1/08	33	59	8
	12/6-9/07	32	60	8
	10/29 - 11/1/07	28	65	7
	9/27-30/07	29	65	6
	7/18-21/07	37	60	4
	5/29 - 6/1/07	39	53	8
	4/12-15/07	44	54	3
	2/22-25/07	41	54	5
	1/16-19/07	43	50	8
	12/7-11/06	37	57	6
	11/1-4/06 RV	36	60	4
	10/19-22/06	31	65	4
	10/5-8/06	32	66	2
	9/5-7/06	40	55	5
	8/3-6/06	36	60	4
	5/11-15/06	33	63	4
	4/6-9/06	35	62	3
	3/2-5/06	36	62	3
	1/23-26/06	43	53	4
	1/5-8/06	41	55	5
	12/15-18/05	43	53	4
	10/30 - 11/2/05	37	59	4
	8/25-28/05	37	59	4
	6/2-5/05	41	54	4
	10/03	40	52	9
	4/03	57	37	6
	9/02	51	43	6
	7/11-15/02	57	36	7
	2/19-21/02	57	39	4
	9/6-9/01	45	48	7
	7/26-30/01	48	48	4
	4/19-22/01	58	33	8
	10/28-31/99	42	53	6
	8/30 - 9/2/99	46	47	7
	6/5-6/99	48	46	6
	3/11-14/99	44	49	7
	2/12-14/99	46	50	4
	12/19-20/98	44	51	5
	12/12-13/98	49	46	5
	11/7/98	41	55	4
	10/29 - 11/1/98	49	47	5
	10/22-25/98	45	44	11
	10/15-18/98	46	45	8
	10/8-10/98	45	49	7
	9/25-28/98	52	44	4
	9/11-13/98	56	38	6
	8/19-21/98	55	39	6
	7/9-12/98	46	44	11
	5/12/98	45	45	9
	4/2-4/98	47	45	8
	1/28-31/98	55	35	10
	1/30/98	55	35	10
	1/25/98	56	37	8
	1/23-24/98	55	38	7
	1/15-19/98	47	49	5
	10/9-13/97	36	57	7
	8/24-27/97	39	54	7
	7/6-8/97	40	53	6
	4/21-24/97	40	53	7
	3/6-9/97	35	60	5

Gallup Poll. March 7-10, 2013. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	13	83	4
	2/7-10/13	15	81	4
	1/7-10/13	14	81	6
	12/14-17/12	18	76	5
	11/15-18/12	18	75	7
	10/15-16/12	21	69	11
	9/6-9/12	13	83	4
	8/9-12/12	10	83	7
	7/9-12/12	16	78	7
	6/7-10/12	17	79	4
	5/3-6/12	15	79	6
	4/9-12/12	17	79	4
	3/8-11/12	12	82	6
	2/2-5/12	10	86	4
	1/5-8/12	13	81	6
	12/15-18/11	11	86	3
	11/3-6/11	13	82	5
	10/6-9/11	13	81	6
	9/8-11/11	15	82	3
	8/11-14/11	13	84	4
	7/7-10/11	18	77	5
	6/9-12/11	17	76	7
	5/5-8/11	24	70	7
	4/7-11/11	17	77	6
	3/3-6/11	18	74	7
	2/2-5/11	23	71	5
	1/7-9/11	20	73	7
	12/10-12/10	13	83	4
	11/4-7/10	17	77	6
	10/28-31/10	21	73	6
	8/5-8/10	19	75	6
	7/8-11/10	20	73	7
	6/11-13/10	20	74	6
	5/3-6/10	21	73	6
	4/8-11/10	23	72	6
	3/4-7/10	16	80	4
	2/1-3/10	18	78	4
	1/8-10/10	24	71	5
	12/11-13/09	25	69	5
	11/5-8/09	26	68	6
	10/1-4/09	21	72	7
	8/31 - 9/2/09	31	63	6
	8/6-9/09	31	62	6
	7/10-12/09	32	54	14
	6/14-17/09	33	61	6
	5/7-10/09	37	57	7
	4/6-9/09	36	55	9
	3/5-8/09	39	54	7
	2/9-12/09	31	61	9
	1/9-11/09	19	76	5
	12/4-7/08	20	74	6
	11/13-16/08	19	74	7
	10/3-5/08	18	77	5
	9/8-11/08	18	77	6
	8/7-10/08	18	73	9
	7/10-13/08	14	75	10
	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	7
	8/9-11/04	40	52	8
	7/8-11/04	40	53	7
	6/3-6/04	41	52	7
	5/2-4/04	41	52	7
	4/5-8/04	43	51	6
	3/8-11/04	42	51	7
	2/9-12/04	41	51	8
	1/12-15/04	48	45	7
	12/11-14/03	43	50	7
	11/3-5/03	43	51	6
	10/6-8/03	41	51	8
	9/8-10/03	40	53	7
	8/4-6/03	45	46	9
	7/7-9/03	49	45	6
	6/12-15/03	50	41	9
	5/5-7/03	49	44	7
	4/7-9/03	58	33	9
	3/3-5/03	48	44	8
	2/3-6/03	50	39	11
	1/13-16/03	49	40	11
	12/5-8/02	50	40	10
	11/11-14/02	47	39	14
	10/3-6/02	50	40	10
	9/5-8/02	52	40	8
	8/5-8/02	46	43	11
	7/26-28/02	53	36	11
	7/9-11/02	54	36	10
	6/3-6/02	52	38	10
	5/6-9/02	57	33	10
	4/8-11/02	57	34	9
	3/4-7/02	63	28	9
	2/4-6/02	62	28	10
	1/7-9/02	62	29	9
	12/6-9/01	72	19	9
	11/8-11/01	73	19	8
	10/11-14/01	84	10	6
	9/7-10/01	42	44	14
	8/16-19/01	50	37	13
	8/3-5/01	47	42	11
	7/19-22/01	49	37	14
	6/11-17/01	51	34	15
	5/10-14/01	49	34	17
	4/6-8/01	55	32	13
	3/5-7/01	55	28	17
	2/1-4/01	53	32	15
	1/10-14/01	50	40	10
	12/2-4/00	56	34	10
	10/6-9/00	49	42	9
	8/29 - 9/5/00	48	42	10
	5/18-21/00	39	52	9
	1/7-10/00	51	42	7
	9/23-26/99	37	56	7
	7/13-14/99	39	51	10
	6/11-13/99	41	53	6
	4/13-14/99	45	47	8
	2/12-13/99	41	54	5
	1/15-17/99	50	46	4
	12/15-16/98	42	52	6
	11/13-15/98	41	54	5
	10/29 - 11/1/98	44	47	9
	10/9-12/98	47	46	7
	10/6-7/98	44	48	8
	9/11-12/98	55	36	9
	5/8-10/98	44	48	8
	4/17-19/98	49	40	11
	2/13-15/98	57	33	10
	1/30-2/1/98	56	35	9
	1/16-18/98	42	47	11
	12/18-21/97	39	52	9
	10/27-29/97	36	53	11
	8/22-25/97	41	48	11
	7/25-27/97	34	57	9
	5/6-7/97	32	58	10
	4/18-20/97	30	59	11
	2/24-26/97	37	48	15
	1/31-2/2/97	36	51	13
	1/10-13/97	41	49	10
	10/26-29/96	34	51	15
	9/22-24/95	30	61	9
	10/22-25/94	23	70	7
	11/2-4/93	24	69	8

CNN/ORC Poll. Jan. 14-15, 2013. N=814 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-15/13	21	79	1
	11/2-4/12	17	74	9
	1/11-12/12	11	86	2
	12/16-18/11	16	83	1
	9/9-11/11	15	84	1
	8/1/11	14	84	2
	1/21-23/11	26	72	2
	1/8-10/10	27	72	1
	10/16-18/09	29	69	2
	4/3-5/09	35	63	2
	2/7-8/09	29	71	-
	10/3-5/08	23	76	1
	9/19-21/08	22	78	1
	7/27-29/08	22	77	1
	10/12-14/07	22	75	3
	10/6-8/06	28	63	9

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Jan. 12-15, 2013. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/13	14	81	5
	1/22-24/12	13	80	7
	8/27-31/11	13	82	5
	6/9-13/11	18	74	8
	5/5-7/11	22	70	8
	3/31 - 4/4/11	20	73	7
	2/24-28/11	22	69	9
	9/22-26/10	20	73	7
	8/26-30/10	21	71	8
	8/5-9/10	21	72	7
	6/17-21/10	22	73	5
	5/6-10/10	21	72	7
	3/11, 13-14/10	17	77	6
	1/10-14/10	21	67	12
	12/11-14/09	22	68	10
	10/22-25/09	24	65	11
	9/17-20/09	22	66	12
	7/24-27/09	24	63	13
	6/12-15/09	29	57	14
	4/23-26/09	28	58	14
	2/26 - 3/1/09	31	54	15
	1/9-12/09	23	68	9
	12/5-8/08	21	69	10
	10/17-20/08 RV	12	79	9
	10/4-5/08 RV	13	78	9
	9/19-22/08 RV	15	73	12
	7/18-21/08 RV	15	75	10
	6/6-9/08 RV	13	79	8
	3/7-10/08 RV	19	69	12
	1/20-22/08	18	70	12
	12/14-17/07	18	70	12
	11/1-5/07	19	68	13
	9/7-10/07	23	65	12
	7/27-30/07	24	63	13
	6/8-11/07	23	64	13
	4/20-23/07	31	52	17
	3/2-5/07	31	53	16
	10/13-16/06 RV	16	75	9
	9/8-11/06 RV	20	65	15
	7/21-24/06	25	60	15
	6/9-12/06	23	64	13
	4/21-24/06	22	65	13
	3/10-13/06	33	53	14
	1/26-29/06	29	56	15
	12/9-12/05	25	60	15
	11/4-7/05	28	57	15
	9/9-12/05	29	53	18
	7/8-11/05	28	55	17
	5/12-16/05	33	51	16
	3/31 - 4/3/05	39	46	15
	1/13-17/05	41	40	19
	6/25-28/04 RV	40	42	18
	5/1-3/04 RV	39	43	18
	1/10-12/04	46	41	13
	12/13/03	39	47	14
	11/8-10/03	43	45	11
	9/20-22/03	39	45	16
	7/26-28/03	42	45	13
	5/17-19/03	44	41	15
	1/19-21/03	42	39	19
	12/7-9/02	44	39	17
	10/18-21/02 RV	44	40	16
	9/3-5/02	40	44	16
	7/19-21/02	34	48	18
	6/8-10/02	43	41	16
	4/5-7/02	47	33	20
	1/18-21/02	54	29	17
	12/8-10/01	57	29	14
	6/23-25/01	47	34	19
	4/21-23/01	43	33	24
	3/1-4/01	45	32	23
	1/13-15/01	48	35	17
	12/7-10/00	55	30	15
	10/13-15/00 RV	49	35	16
	9/7-10/00 RV	46	41	13
	7/27-28/00 RV	46	42	12
	6/14-18/00 RV	43	46	11
	4/29 - 5/1/00 RV	42	44	14
	3/2-5/00	44	38	18
	1/25-26/00	48	36	16
	12/9-12/99	45	42	13
	10/23-25/99	42	45	13
	9/9-12/99	40	49	11
	7/24-26/99	43	41	16
	6/16-19/99	40	42	18
	4/17-19/99	49	38	13
	3/4-7/99	41	45	14
	1/16-18/99	50	40	10
	12/3-6/98	44	42	14
	10/24-27/98 RV	48	39	13
	9/10-13/98	61	28	11
	7/25-27/98	53	31	16
	6/18-21/98	48	37	15
	4/18-20/98	51	34	15
	2/26 - 3/1/98	57	29	14
	1/17-19/98	47	32	21
	12/4-8/97	46	40	14
	10/25-28/97	46	41	13
	9/11-15/97	45	40	15
	7/26-28/97	48	37	15
	6/19-23/97	44	44	12
	4/26-28/97	41	45	14
	3/6-10/97	36	52	12
	1/25-27/97	39	50	11

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Jan. 10-14, 2013. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"Overall, please tell me whether you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job." If neither: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way Congress is handling its job?"
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/10-14/13	17	77	3	2
	11/29 - 12/3/12	23	74	3	1
	6/14-18/12	22	75	2	1
	5/3-7/12	18	78	2	3
	2/16-20/12	19	78	1	1
	12/8-12/11	15	84	1	1
	10/13-17/11	16	82	1	1
	8/18-22/11	12	87	1	-
	6/16-20/11	21	76	1	1
	5/5-9/11	30	68	1	1
	3/24-28/11	27	71	1	1
	1/5-10/11	26	69	2	4
	11/3-8/10	26	71	1	3
	10/13-18/10	23	75	1	1
	9/8-13/10	26	73	-	1
	8/11-16/10	24	74	1	1
	6/9-14/10	24	73	2	1
	5/7-11/10	28	71	1	1
	4/7-12/10	28	70	1	1
	3/3-8/10	22	76	1	1
	1/12-17/10	32	66	1	1
	12/10-14/09	33	65	1	1
	11/5-9/09	30	66	1	3
	10/1-5/09	33	64	1	1
	9/3-8/09	28	69	1	2
	7/16-20/09	32	63	1	3
	5/28 - 6/1/09	38	55	3	4
	4/16-20/09	38	57	2	2
	2/12-17/09	31	59	5	4
	12/3-8/08	24	67	2	8
	11/6-10/08	21	71	3	6
	10/16-20/08	23	74	1	2

National Public Radio poll conducted by Democracy Corps (D) and Resurgent Republic (R). Oct. 23-25, 2012. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is handling its job?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/23-25/12	16	79	5
	7/9-12/12	19	74	7

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. June 20-21, 2011. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is handling its job?" 2006: "In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that the U.S. Congress is doing?" 2005: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/20-21/11	21	72	8
	10/3-4/06	31	57	12
	8/22-24/06	30	59	11
	6/27-29/06	31	55	14
	3/22-23/06	39	49	12
	11/29 - 12/1/05	33	55	13

*ABC News/Washington Post Poll*. Oct. 25-28, 2010. N=1,202 adults nationwide. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way your own representative to the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress is handling his or her job?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/25-28/10 RV	53	40	7
	9/30 - 10/3/10	51	40	9
	6/3-6/10	49	44	7
	4/12-15/07	69	25	6
	11/1-4/06 RV	56	35	8
	10/19-22/06	59	33	8
	10/5-8/06	60	33	6
	9/5-7/06	60	30	9
	8/3-6/06	55	37	7
	5/11-15/06	62	31	7
	4/6-9/06	59	34	6
	1/23-26/06	64	30	6
	12/15-18/05	65	29	6
	10/30 - 11/2/05	60	33	7
	6/2-5/05	61	32	8
	9/02	64	27	9
	7/02	68	23	9
	11/98	72	20	8

CBS News Poll. Oct. 1-5, 2010. N=1,129 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"How about the representative in Congress from your district? Do you approve or disapprove of the way your representative is handling his or her job?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/1-5/10	40	40	20
	5/20-24/10	47	39	14
	4/5-12/10	46	36	18
	10/25-29/08	50	31	19
	10/19-22/08	51	28	21
	10/10-13/08	43	31	26
	10/27-31/06	58	26	16
	10/5-8/06	56	27	17
	9/15-19/06	53	29	18
	7/21-25/06	57	27	16
	5/4-8/06	53	31	16
	4/6-9/06	60	23	17
	1/20-25/06	57	25	18
	12/2-6/05	60	24	16
	4/13-16/05	57	23	20

Quinnipiac University Poll. April 14-19, 2010. N=1,930 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.2. LV = likely voters. Among registered voters, except where noted.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/14-19/10	20	71	9
	8/12-17/08 LV	16	74	10
	7/8-13/08 LV	14	77	9
	5/8-12/08	16	76	8
	10/23-29/07	21	70	10
	8/7-13/07	20	70	10
	6/5-11/07	23	66	11
	4/25 - 5/1/07	39	52	9
	2/21-28/06	25	63	11
	11/28 - 12/4/05	27	61	11
	7/21-25/05	30	60	10
	12/7-12/04	37	51	13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 11, 13-14, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
.
"And how would you rate the congressman or woman from your district? Do you approve or disapprove of the job your representative is doing?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/11, 13-14/10	45	41	14

Ipsos/McClatchy Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 28-31, 2010. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.9.
						.
"Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Congress is handling its job?" If mixed or unsure: "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove?"
						.
		Approve	Disapprove	Mixed	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/28-31/10	21	74	2	2
	10/29 - 11/1/09	29	68	2	2
	6/4-8/09	39	52	7	2
	2/6-9/09	37	59	3	1

National Public Radio Poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). Jan. 20-21, 23, 2010. N=800 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is handling its job?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	1/20-21, 23/10	28	67	5	.
	3/10-12, 14/09	36	58	6	.
	5/7-8, 10/08	22	73	4	.
	10/4, 6-7/07	25	69	6	.
					.
Alternate wording: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Congress is doing?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	.
	7/22-26/09	33	61	6	.
	1/29-31/08	28	65	7	.
	4/26-29/07	35	59	6	.
	12/15, 17-18/05	43	51	6	.
	7/23-25/02	52	40	8	.

Reuters/Zogby Poll. Dec. 10-13, 2008. N=1,039 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
.
"Overall, how would you rate Congress' performance on the job . . . ?"
.
		Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/10-13/08	-	10	47	41	2
	11/13-15/08	1	8	41	48	3
	10/9-12/08	1	9	33	56	1
	9/11-13/08	-	13	44	42	1
	8/14-16/08	-	9	40	50	1
	7/9-13/08	1	10	42	45	2
	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

The Harris Poll. Sept. 17-21, 2008. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"How would you rate the overall job the Congress is doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?" 1/06: Omits "overall"
					.
		Excellent/ Pretty Good	Only Fair/ Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/17-21/08	16	81	3
	8/6-10/08	18	77	5
	6/4-8/08	13	83	4
	4/2-6/08	17	77	6
	2/6-10/08	20	76	4
	11/30 - 12/3/07	17	79	4
	10/5-8/07	20	77	3
	9/7-10/07	22	74	4
	7/6-9/07	24	72	4
	4/20-23/07	27	69	4
	2/2-5/07	33	62	5
	10/20-23/06	22	74	4
	10/6-9/06	22	74	4
	9/8-11/06	24	73	3
	8/4-7/06	21	77	2
	5/5-8/06	18	80	2
	2/3-7/06	25	71	4
	1/6-9/06	25	72	3

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. Aug. 29-31, 2008. N=805 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/29-31/08	18	75	7
	8/18-24/08	16	78	6
	4/30 - 5/3/08	18	75	8
	3/28-31/08	23	72	6
	2/14-17/08	28	63	9
	1/10-12/08	23	70	7
	12/10-14/07	22	69	10
	7/19-22/07	25	68	8
	5/16-20/07	31	61	8
	4/26-30/07	38	54	8
	3/29 - 4/1/07	37	52	11
	2/21-24/07	30	55	16
	1/11-14/07	31	49	21
	11/8-12/06	27	63	11
	10/19-23/06	27	65	9
	9/24-26/06	28	65	7
	8/17-20/06	31	61	8
	7/20-23/06	31	58	11
	6/21-25/06	30	62	8
	5/18-21/06	29	64	7
	2/16-19/06	30	61	8
	1/12-15/06	31	59	10
	12/12-13/05	26	64	10
	11/11-15/05	36	53	12
	10/12-16/05	29	62	10
	7/7-10/05	31	60	9
	4/28 - 5/1/05	31	57	11
	3/31 - 4/3/05	40	50	10
	2/24-27/05	43	45	12
	1/25-27/05	44	43	13

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Aug. 15-18, 2008. N=1,375 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. RV = registered voters. Except where noted, results below are among all adults.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?" Jan. 2005 and earlier: "... the United States Congress ...."
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/15-18/08	17	73	10
	10/19-22/07 RV	22	69	9
	6/7-10/07	27	65	8
	4/5-9/07	34	58	8
	1/13-16/07	36	44	20
	9/16-19/06	30	57	13
	4/8-11/06	28	61	11
	1/22-25/06	35	55	10
	1/15-17/05	45	43	12
	12/12-15/02	49	39	12
	8/22-25/02	53	36	11
	1/31 - 2/3/02	59	32	9
	11/10-13/01	69	20	11
	11/13-18/99	42	48	10
	1/27-29/99	46	46	8
	1/29-31/98	53	37	10
	9/6-9/97	46	44	10
	2/5-6/97	46	46	8

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"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?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Mixed Feelings	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/4/08	19	75	4	2
	7/10-14/08	18	77	2	3
	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
					.
	Among registered voters (Not sponsored by AP):
	12/17-19/04	46	51	3	1

Research 2000 for news media clients. July 25-27, 2008. N=1,100 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Congress is doing?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/25-27/08	13	81	6

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. Aug. 1-18, 2007. N=3,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/1-18/07	21	65	14

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 18-19, 2007. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/18-19/06	25	63	12
	9/29-30/05	32	56	12

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 4-5, 2006. N=900 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job your own representative is doing in the U.S. House of Representatives?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/4-5/06	53	34	13
	10/10-11/06	60	31	9
	9/12-13/06	55	26	20
.
	Among registered voters:
	5/16-18/06	53	28	19
	4/4-5/06	57	21	22

Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Poll. Aug. 25-27, 2006. N=801 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.4.
					.
"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job Congress is doing?" If unsure/mixed: "Well, do you lean more toward approve or disapprove when it comes to the performance of Congress?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Neither/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/25-27/06	31	58	7	5
	7/28-30/06	28	57	11	4
	6/1-4/06	27	56	13	4

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. May 16-17, 2006. N=1,022 adults nationwide.
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of how the U.S. Senate is handling its job?" Half sample, MoE ą 4.5
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/16-17/06	25	57	18
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of how the U.S. House of Representatives is handling its job?" Half sample, MoE ą 4.5
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/16-17/06	34	46	20

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. March 22-23, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing?" 2005: "Do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/22-23/06	39	49	12
	11/29 - 12/1/05	33	55	13
					.
"Do you approve or disapprove of the job that your own member of Congress is doing?"
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/22-23/06	63	26	11

Ipsos-Reid Express. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
							.
"Overall, how would you rate the job Congress is doing? Would you say it is doing an excellent, good, only fair, or poor job?"
							.
		Excellent	Good	Only fair	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/26-29/01	21	50	24	4	1
	9/28-30/01	22	47	25	5	1
	7/27-29/01	2	34	50	11	2

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Harris Interactive
.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that the U.S. Congress is doing?"
.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%	N
	9/13/01	75	16	9	1,082
	11/10-11/99	43	45	12	1,021
	10/14-15/98	50	40	10	1,036
	9/23-24/98	54	36	10	1,019
	9/16-17/98	63	27	10	1,020
	3/18-19/98	56	34	10
	9/10-11/97	45	41	14
	7/30-31/97	45	44	11
	4/16-17/97	39	48	13

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