Congressional Favorability

Date	Favorable	Unfavorable
2/12/1995	53	37
6/11/1995	53	42
8/20/1995	45	47
10/30/1995	42	55
1/14/1996	42	54
4/25/1996	44	50
6/9/1996	45	50
1/12/1997	55	40
2/24/1997	51	40
5/18/1997	49	42
6/22/1997	52	42
8/10/1997	50	44
9/10/1998	66	27
10/18/1998	61	34
12/13/1998	52	41
1/17/1999	48	45
2/21/1999	52	44
6/14/1999	56	39
9/9/1999	63	34
1/7/2001	65	23
6/13/2004	56	32
7/18/2005	49	40
10/24/2005	45	45
2/5/2006	44	47
1/9/2007	53	38
7/29/2007	41	51
5/25/2008	41	51
1/11/2009	39	52
4/21/2009	49	43
8/27/2009	37	52
2/9/2010	41	50
3/1/2011	34	57
8/21/2011	25	70
1/16/2012	23	69
7/9/2012	27	65
12/9/2012	27	67
1/13/2013	23	68
7/21/2013	21	70
10/13/2013	23	73
12/8/2013	27	67
2/26/2014	23	72
7/14/2014	28	69
12/7/2014	22	71
03/29/2015	22	72
09/27/2015	27	69

Approval of Congress remains low, with just 27% of the public expressing a favorable opinion (up 22% from March 2015). Positive views of Congress have remained below 30% for more than three years. Read more.