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 ± 3.
.
"How
would you rate the job Republicans in Congress are doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair,
or poor?"
.
Excellent/
Pretty Good
Only
Fair/
Poor
%
%
4/2-6/08
20
73
2/6-10/08
22
72
11/30 -
12/3/07
23
73
10/5-8/07
19
76
9/7-10/07
22
73
7/6-9/07
21
76
4/20-23/07
22
74
2/2-5/07
26
69
11/17-21/06
24
72
9/8-11/06
24
71
6/2-5/06
25
72
5/5-8/06
20
76
3/3-7/06
27
68
11/8-13/05
27
69
8/9-16/05
32
64
6/7-12/05
37
58
4/5-10/05
36
61
9/9-13/04
38
56
8/10-15/04
40
54
6/8-15/04
39
53
4/8-15/04
35
55
2/9-16/04
40
52
12/14-16/03
37
51
12/10-13/03
34
55
10/14-19/03
40
50
8/12-17/03
41
51
6/10-15/03
45
47
4/10-15/03
52
41
2/12-16/03
43
49
12/12-16/02
47
47
11/14-18/02
47
45
10/15-21/02
46
45
9/19-23/02
47
42
8/15-19/02
41
49
7/18-22/02
39
52
6/14-17/02
46
45
5/15-21/02
48
44
4/9-15/02
49
39
3/13-19/02
50
41
2/13-19/02
50
40
1/16-21/02
58
34
12/14-19/01
58
32
11/14-20/01
60
28
10/17-22/01
67
24
8/15-22/01
37
52
7/20-25/01
39
52
6/13-18/01
39
54
4/26 - 5/5/01
46
46
2/22 - 3/3/01
43
49
9/8-17/00
38
54
8/10-14/00
35
55
7/13-17/00
35
56
6/8-12/00
35
55
5/4-8/00
33
60
4/7-10/00
36
56
2/17-21/00
38
55
1/00
36
56
12/2-9/99
36
58
10/22-25/99
32
58
9/17-21/99
39
55
8/12-18/99
37
56
6/10-15/99
33
61
5/14-19/99
33
61
4/8-13/99
35
60
2/11-15/99
35
61
1/7-12/99
36
61
11/11-15/98
34
61
9/9-13/98
42
53
8/12-17/98
40
56
6/17-22/98
31
62
4/22-27/98
37
57
2/18-23/98
44
53
1/14-18/98
42
56
11/97
34
61
10/97
32
62
9/97
34
62
8/97
35
60
7/97
34
62
6/97
31
67
5/97
35
59
4/97
37
60
2/97
38
58
ABC News/Washington
Post
Poll . Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008. N=1,249 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. Fieldwork by TNS.
"Do you approve or
disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are
doing their job?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
1/30 -
2/1/08
30
63
7
12/6-9/07
32
63
5
10/29 -
11/1/07
32
63
6
9/27-30/07
29
67
4
7/18-21/07
34
64
2
5/29 -
6/1/07
36
58
6
4/12-15/07
39
59
2
10/5-8/06
35
63
2
5/11-15/06
33
64
3
10/30 - 11/2/05
35
61
4
6/2-5/05
42
56
2
6/99
41
52
7
3/99
40
56
4
7/97
40
54
6
USA Today /Gallup Poll .
Dec. 14-16, 2007. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
.
"Do you approve or
disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
12/14-16/07
26
68
5
8/3-5/07
29
64
7
2/9-11/07
33
59
8
6/23-25/06
33
60
7
10/21-23/05
38
58
4
4/29 - 5/1/05
42
50
8
11/03
48
49
3
10/03
51
44
5
4/02
59
30
11
8/01
49
40
11
6/01
49
43
8
8/00
45
44
11
7/00
46
39
15
4/00
42
46
12
11/99
38
53
9
10/99
37
55
8
8/99
36
53
11
6/99
40
53
7
FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll .
June 26-27, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
LV = likely voters .
Except where noted, results below are among registered voters.
.
" Do you approve or disapprove of the job
Republicans in Congress are doing?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
6/26-27/07
30
56
14
10/24-25/06
L V
34
55
11
9/26-27/06
L V
34
55
11
5/2-3/06
35
53
12
4/4-5/06
29
53
18
2/28 - 3/1/06
34
53
13
1/10-11/06
37
49
14
11/8-9/05
34
50
16
CBS News
Poll .
Feb. 8-11, 2007 .
N=1,142 adults nationwide .
MoE ± 3.
.
"In general, is
your opinion of the Republicans in Congress
favorable or not favorable?"
.
Favorable
Unfavorable
Unsure
%
%
%
2/8-11/07
41
49
10
10/30 - 11/1/05
35
53
12
10/3-5/05
37
53
10
5/20-23/05
41
48
11
CNN
Poll
conducted by Opinion Research Corporation.
Oct. 13-15, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide .
MoE ± 4.5.
.
"Do you approve or
disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
10/13-15/06
36
61
3
8/30 - 9/2/06
31
64
5
Pew
Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey
Research Associates International.
Sept. 21-Oct. 4, 2006 . N=1,804
adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. RV = registered voters
.
"Do you approve or
disapprove of the job the Republican leaders in Congress are doing?"
.
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
%
%
%
9/21 - 10/4/06
33
56
11
6/14-19/06
30
53
17
3/8-12/06
32
50
18
1/4-8/06
33
52
15
11/3-6/05
33
50
17
10/6-10/05
32
52
16
9/8-11/05
36
49
15
5/11-15/05
35
50
15
3/17-21/05
39
44
17
2/04
41
42
17
1/03
48
37
15
6/02
50
34
16
5/02
49
34
17
2/02
56
24
20
9/01
43
39
18
6/01
40
40
20
5/01
45
36
19
4/01
45
30
25
1/01
43
36
21
7/00
36
46
18
5/00
40
42
18
3/00
38
43
19
2/00
40
43
17
1/00
39
41
20
12/99
38
42
20
10/99
34
50
16
9/99
35
48
17
7/99
36
45
19
6/99
37
46
17
5/99
38
44
18
3/99
38
47
15
2/99
37
51
12
1/19-23, 25/99 ^
36
51
13
1/14-17/99
38
50
12
12/19-21/98 *
39
56
5
12/9-13/98
38
49
13
11/6-10/98
41
48
11
10/28-31/98
RV
42
46
12
10/14-18/98
RV
42
48
10
9/21-22/98
44
44
12
9/19-20/98
46
41
13
8/27 - 9/8/98
44
37
19
8/21-24/98
48
36
16
7/29 - 8/2/98
43
37
20
6/4-8/98
42
38
20
4/24 - 5/11/98
40
41
19
4/98
41
40
19
3/25-29/98
43
39
18
1/14-18/98
43
41