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

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Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 9-16, 2009. N=2,518 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 2.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

11/9-16/09

 31 58 11    

9/29 - 10/5/09

 25 64 11    

7/27 - 8/3/09

 29 59 12    

6/23-29/09

 29 57 14    

5/26 - 6/1/09

 30 56 15    

4/21-27/09

 27 59 14    

3/24-30/09

 30 59 11    

2/25 - 3/2/09

 30 58 11    

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 16-18, 2009. N=498 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.5.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republican leaders in Congress are handling their job?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

10/16-18/09

 33 66 1    

4/23-26/09

 31 65 4    

2/7-8/09

 44 55 1    

11/6-9/08

 24 73 3    

10/3-5/08

 27 71 2    

 

Pew Research Center Poll. Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2009. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.  RV = registered voters

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republican leaders in Congress are doing?" If "depends": "Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republican leaders in Congress are doing?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure
% % %

9/30 - 10/4/09

 24 60 17

6/10-14/09

 29 56 15

3/9-12/09

 28 51 21

2/4-8/09

 34 51 15

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 16
11/97 41 43 16
8/97 42 44 14
6/97 33 50 17
5/97 40 44 16
4/97 40 44 16
2/97 44 42 14
1/97 38 47 15

 
* Survey of respondents who had also been polled 12/9-13/98.
^ Tracking poll.

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 19-23, 2009. N=1,042 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"In general, is your opinion of the Republicans in Congress favorable or not favorable?"

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Favorable Not
Favorable		 Unsure    
% % %    

9/19-23/09

 30 57 13    

7/24-28/09

 28 61 11    

3/12-16/09

 29 61 10    

2/2-4/09

 32 60 8    

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    

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Sept. 11-13, 2009. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?"

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Approve Disapprove

Unsure
% % %
9/11-13/09 27 70 3
3/27-29/09 30 61 8
2/20-22/09 36 56 8
12/12-14/08 25 69 6

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
11/14-16/03 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

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 15-18, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.

 

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are doing their job?"

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Approve Disapprove

Unsure
% % %

7/15-18/09

 36 58 6

4/21-24/09

 30 64 6

2/19-22/09

 38 56 6

7/10-13/08

 25 69 6

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

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by FD. July 9-13, 2009. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Republicans in Congress are doing?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

7/9-13/09

 29 59 12    

6/4-7/09

 38 52 10    

4/23-26/09

 32 56 12    

3/26-29/09

 30 57 13    

2/28 - 3/3/09

 34 60 6    

1/21-24/09

 26 62 12    

 

Daily Kos poll conducted by Research 2000. N=2,400 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.

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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of congressional Republicans?"

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Favorable Unfavorable Unsure    
% % %    

5/25-28/09

 12 72 16    

5/18-21/09

 12 73 15    

5/11-14/09

 13 73 14    

5/4-7/09

 13 72 15    

4/27-30/09

 14 71 15    

4/20-23/09

 15 70 15    

4/13-16/09

 16 69 15    

4/5-9/09

 18 68 14    

3/30 - 4/2/09

 17 69 14    

3/23-26/09

 18 71 11    

3/16-19/09

 17 72 11    

3/8-12/09

 16 71 13    

3/2-5/09

 16 69 15    

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 22-23, 2009. 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 Republicans in Congress are doing?"

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Approve Disapprove

Unsure
% % %
4/22-23/09 36 52 12
2/17-18/09 34 56 10
6/26-27/07 30 56 14

10/24-25/06 LV

 34 55 11

9/26-27/06 LV

 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

 

The Harris Poll. Sept. 17-21, 2008. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How would you rate the job Republicans in Congress are doing: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?"

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Excellent/
Pretty Good

Only Fair/
Poor

%

%

9/17-21/08

 22 74

8/6-10/08

 21 73

6/4-8/08

 21 75

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

 

Research 2000 for news media clients. July 25-27, 2008. N=1,100 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republicans in Congress are doing?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

7/25-27/08

 18 73 9    

 

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Oct. 13-15, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.5.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

10/13-15/06

 36 61 3    

8/30 - 9/2/06

 31 64 5    

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Sept. 16-19, 2006. N=1,517 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"What is your impression of the Republicans 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 42 43 11 4
6/24-27/06 31 42 22 5
4/8-11/06 37 50 10 2

 
CNN/Time Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Nov. 13-14, 2002. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ± 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. Republicans in Congress."

Favor-
able

Unfav-
orable

Not
Familiar

Not
Sure

%

%

%

%
11/13-14/02 46 27 23 4
3/13-14/02 47 28 21 4
11/7-8/01 56 18 22 4
7/17-18/01 41 34 22 3
3/21-22/01 38 32 23 7
5/26-27/99 35 45 13 7
1/7/99 37 45 12 6
12/17-18/98 36 47 12 5
9/23-24/98 41 41 15 3
9/16-17/98 48 32 12 8
1/14-15/98 46 32 15 7

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* Prior to 1999, question wording was: ". . . some political leaders in the news . . . ."

 

Bloomberg News Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. June 11-16, 2002. N=1,201 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Republican leaders in Congress are doing?"

Approve

Disap-
prove

Don't
Know

%

%

%
6/02 48 35 17
4-5/02 48 36 16
1/02 54 30 15
5-6/01 45 38 17
4/01 46 34 21
2-3/01 45 31 24
1/01 46 35 19

 

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