Overview
- Democrats lead the generic congressional ballot by 5 points nationally, widening to a 16-point advantage among voters who say they are deeply motivated to vote.
- A majority of Americans rate President Trump's first year of his second term as a failure, and just 29% of independents approve of his performance.
- Public approval of congressional leadership is low, with 28% approval for Democratic leaders and 35% for Republican leaders.
- Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, 71% say congressional Democrats have been ineffective at resisting Republican policies, with the most motivated Democrats the most dissatisfied.
- The CNN poll, conducted by SSRS January 9–12 among 1,209 adults (968 registered voters), has a margin of error of ±3.1 points overall and ±3.5 points among registered voters.