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Quinnipiac Poll Finds Congressional Democrats at Record-Low Approval

A bruising government shutdown is widely cited as accelerating the drop.

Overview

  • Just 18% approve and 73% disapprove of Democrats in Congress in Quinnipiac’s Dec. 11–15 survey of 1,035 registered voters (±3.9).
  • Net approval stands at -55 overall and -61 with independents, according to CNN analyst Harry Enten.
  • Support among Democratic voters flipped from roughly +22 in October to -6 now, reflecting an intra-party backlash.
  • Despite the slump, 47% of voters say they prefer Democrats to control the House compared with 43% for Republicans.
  • Congressional Republicans also rate poorly overall at 35% approve and 58% disapprove, though GOP voters remain largely supportive of their lawmakers.