Approval of Congress, which has been trending higher since August, is now 23%, its highest point in 2022. Still, roughly six weeks before the midterm elections, the vast majority of Americans — 75% — disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job.
Americans’ approval of the Democratic-controlled 117th Congress peaked at 36% in March 2021 and hit its lowest point — 16% — in June. However, several legislative victories for Democrats in late July and early August seemingly led to an uptick in approval of Congress — to 22% in an August Gallup poll. Approval remains at that level in Gallup’s Sept. 1-16 poll. CONTINUED
Megan Brenan, Gallup
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