May 15, 2007
Congress Approval Down to 29%; Bush Approval Steady at 33%
Both ratings are slightly lower than 2007 averages
by Joseph Carroll
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds continued low levels of public support for both Congress and President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent of Americans approve of Congress, down slightly from last month's reading (33%) and this year's high point of 37%, while Bush's approval rating is holding steady at 33%. Both the ratings of Congress and the president are slightly lower than their respective 2007 averages. Approval ratings of Congress are higher among Democrats than Republicans, while Bush's ratings are much higher among Republicans.
A couple little factoids that RSR "forgot" to mention:
-RSR cherrypicked that absolute lowest poll number for congress. The overall polling trends show that this congress is significantly more popular (around 10% higher) than last years republican congress.
-Democrats in congress may not be loved, but the reason the overall congressional ratings are dragged so low is because republicans in congress are loathed....when approval rating are broken out along party lines, Democrats in congress get a significantly HIGHER approval ratings, than republicans in congress. As much as 10 to 15 percent higher for Dems.
Data at:
http://pollingreport.com/congress.htm