Congress’ approval rating at its lowest in five years as the number of Congressional Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race grows
As the number of Congressional Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race grows, the latest Fox News national survey finds Congress’ approval rating at its lowest in five years.
The poll, released Monday, was conducted after the first presidential debate and before Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Just 18% of voters approve of the job Congress is doing, down one point from 19% in February 2024, and December and September 2023. Current congressional approval is down 16 points from 34% approval in June 2021, the highest during Biden’s presidency.
At that time, 47% of Democrats, 34% of independents, and 21% of Republicans approved of Congress. The new survey finds those numbers stand at 22%, 10%, and 16%, respectively.
A June Fox News survey found 36% of voters had a great deal or some confidence in Congress, placing it last among jury trials (70%), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (59%), the Department of Justice (54%), and the Supreme Court (50%).
Overall attitudes toward Congress have been in the spotlight as U.S. representatives and senators consider how to move forward following Biden’s dreadful debate performance on June 27. As of July 15, 18 Congressional Democrats and one Democratic senator have called upon Biden to step down as the party’s nominee.
Nearly half of voters, 47%, have a favorable view of the Democratic Party, up 3 points since the question was last asked shortly before the 2022 Midterm Elections (September 2022).
