Congress: Democrats

Congress: Democrats

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

The Harris Poll. April 2-6, 2008. N=1,018 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How would you rate the job Democrats in Congress are doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"
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		Excellent/ Pretty Good	Only Fair/ Poor
		%	%
	4/2-6/08	23	70
	2/6-10/08	26	70
	11/30 - 12/3/07	23	73
	10/5-8/07	29	67
	9/7-10/07	24	70
	7/6-9/07	31	64
	4/20-23/07	35	58
	2/2-5/07	41	52
	11/17-21/06	36	57
	9/8-11/06	29	67
	6/2-5/06	26	70
	5/5-8/06	23	72
	3/3-7/06	24	70
	11/8-13/05	25	70
	8/9-16/05	31	65
	6/7-12/05	33	61
	4/5-10/05	34	64
	9/9-13/04	34	60
	8/10-15/04	35	58
	6/8-15/04	31	59
	4/8-15/04	32	57
	2/9-16/04	33	58
	12/14-16/03	28	61
	12/10-13/03	30	58
	10/14-19/03	34	56
	8/12-17/03	30	60
	6/10-15/03	41	51
	4/10-15/03	39	52
	2/12-16/03	38	54
	12/12-16/02	36	55
	11/14-18/02	40	52
	10/15-21/02	40	52
	9/19-23/02	42	49
	8/15-19/02	38	54
	7/18-22/02	41	49
	6/14-17/02	45	46
	5/15-21/02	45	45
	4/9-15/02	47	42
	3/13-19/02	48	43
	2/13-19/02	49	41
	1/16-21/02	52	40
	12/14-19/01	54	36
	11/14-20/01	58	30
	10/17-22/01	68	24
	8/15-22/01	42	48
	7/20-25/01	41	50
	6/13-18/01	45	46
	4/26 - 5/5/01	40	51
	2/22 - 3/3/01	44	47
	9/8-17/00	48	44
	8/10-14/00	43	47
	7/13-17/00	39	51
	6/8-12/00	38	52
	5/4-8/00	43	51
	4/7-10/00	42	51
	2/17-21/00	47	46
	1/00	43	50
	12/2-9/99	44	50
	10/22-25/99	42	50
	9/17-21/99	45	50
	8/12-18/99	43	49
	6/10-15/99	44	50
	5/14-19/99	44	50
	4/8-13/99	46	48
	2/11-15/99	48	47
	1/7-12/99	50	47
	11/11-15/98	48	48
	9/9-13/98	49	47
	8/12-17/98	47	49
	6/17-22/98	41	53
	4/22-27/98	47	48
	2/18-23/98	47	50
	1/14-18/98	44	53
	11/97	40	55
	10/97	39	56
	9/97	37	59
	8/97	37	58
	7/97	40	57
	6/97	36	60
	5/97	38	55
	4/97	39	58
	2/97	43	54

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008. N=1,249 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Fieldwork by TNS.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are doing their job?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/1/08	39	54	7
	12/6-9/07	40	53	6
	10/29 - 11/1/07	36	58	6
	9/27-30/07	38	57	5
	7/18-21/07	46	51	2
	5/29 - 6/1/07	44	49	6
	4/12-15/07	54	44	2
	10/5-8/06	48	50	3
	5/11-15/06	39	58	4
	10/30 - 11/2/05	41	54	5
	6/2-5/05	42	56	3
	6/99	51	42	7
	3/99	51	42	7
	7/97	45	49	6

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 9-13, 2008. N=1,515 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3. Nov. 2007 and July 2007 surveys conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas. All other surveys conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International..
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/9-13/08	31	53	16
	11/20-26/07	35	50	15
	10/17-23/07	31	54	15
	7/25-29/07	33	54	13
	5/30 - 6/3/07	34	49	17
	4/18-22/07	36	43	21
	2/7-11/07	41	36	23
	1/10-15/07	39	34	27
	9/21 - 10/4/06	35	53	12
	6/14-19/06	32	50	18
	3/8-12/06	34	46	20
	1/4-8/06	34	48	18
	11/3-6/05	36	44	20
	10/6-10/05	32	48	20
	9/8-11/05	36	45	19
	5/11-15/05	39	41	20
	3/17-21/05	37	44	19
	2/04	38	42	20
	6/02	47	36	17
	5/02	42	37	21
	2/02	49	30	21
	9/01	49	30	21
	6/01	50	28	22

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 14-16, 2007. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/14-16/07	30	64	5
	8/3-5/07	37	55	7
	2/9-11/07	41	50	9
	6/23-25/06	38	55	8
	10/21-23/05	41	53	6
	4/29 - 5/1/05	40	52	8
	11/03	47	50	3
	10/03	45	48	7
	4/02	57	32	11
	8/01	52	38	10
	6/01	54	37	9
	8/00	56	34	10
	7/00	51	36	13
	4/00	46	42	12
	11/99	49	42	9
	10/99	48	44	8
	8/99	48	41	11
	6/99	46	46	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 26-27, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 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 Democrats in Congress are doing?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/26-27/07	36	49	15
	10/24-25/06 LV	37	46	17
	9/26-27/06 LV	39	48	13
	5/2-3/06	36	49	15
	4/4-5/06	29	51	20
	2/28 - 3/1/06	36	48	16
	1/10-11/06	39	41	20
	11/8-9/05	33	47	20

CBS News Poll. Feb. 8-11, 2007. N=1,142 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In general, is your opinion of the Democrats in Congress favorable or not favorable?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/8-11/07	54	35	11
	10/30 - 11/1/05	41	45	14
	10/3-5/05	43	46	11
	5/20-23/05	44	43	13

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Oct. 13-15, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/13-15/06	42	54	4
	8/30 - 9/2/06	35	57	8

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Sept. 16-19, 2006. N=1,517 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"What is your impression of the Democrats in Congress? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about them to say?"
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		Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't Heard	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/16-19/06	40	41	16	4
	6/24-27/06	34	36	24	6
	4/8-11/06	41	38	17	4

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Harris Interactive. Nov. 13-14, 2002. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. Democrats in Congress."
		Favorable	Unfav- orable	Not Familiar	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/13-14/02	43	31	22	4
	3/13-14/02	47	28	20	5
	11/7-8/01	59	15	21	5
	7/17-18/01	48	27	20	5
	3/21-22/01	48	22	23	7
	5/26-27/99	50	31	13	6
	1/7/99	55	26	12	7
	12/17-18/98	53	27	13	7
	9/23-24/98	52	27