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# Congress Approval Rating Falls to an All-Time Low
- URL: https://ivn.us/congress-approval-rating-falls-to-an-all-time-low/
- Published: 2012-08-14T19:02:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:30:02.000Z
- Author: Chad Peace
- Tags: News

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/Congress-Approval.jpg "Congress Approval")

The Congress approval rating by American voters fell to an all-time low today. According to [Gallup](http://www.gallup.com/poll/156662/Congress-Approval-Ties-Time-Low.aspx?utm%5Fsource=alert&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=syndication&utm%5Fcontent=morelink&utm%5Fterm=All%20Gallup%20Headlines%20-%20Politics), just 10% of Americans think Congress is doing a good job. This is the lowest measure in the 38 years Gallup has been conducting the poll.

The disapproval of congress does not appear to be a partisan issue, as Republicans, Independents, and Democrats show an 11%, 10%, and 9% rating, respectively.

From Gallup:

> Before 2007, Congress approval had been below 20% only twice -- in 1979 and 1992\. The highest congressional job approval in Gallup's history was 84% in October 2001, a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.Congressional approval is down among all political groups and is now virtually the same across these groups -- with Democrats at 9%, independents at 11%, and Republicans at 10%. Democrats' approval declined the most, from 18% in July.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/congress-approval-rating-falls-to-an-all-time-low-89359.jpg "Congress Approval Party")