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2008 Election 2004 Election

Polling Numbers for Democrats in Congress

Last Updated: 4/2/10

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats are doing in Congress?

Some of the polls included in the average may be outdated since the latest poll for each of the pollsters are averaged in.

Pollster	Date	Approve	Disapprove
AVERAGE		39.4%	53.9%
CNN	3/25-28/10	42	57
Pew Research	3/10-14/10	31	57
AP GFK	3/3-8/10	36	61
Quinnipiac	2/2-8/10	28	63
CBS	1/14-17/10	44	48
USA Today	9/11-13/09	36	61
ABC Washington Post	7/15-18/09	47	48
Diageo Hotline	7/9-13/09	41	50
Fox	4/22-23/09	50	40

Question Wording by Pollster

CNN

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democratic leaders in Congress are handling their job?"

Pew Research

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?" If "depends": "Overall do you approve or disapprove of the job the Democratic leaders in Congress are doing?"

AP GFK

"Overall, please tell me whether you approve, disapprove, or neither approve nor disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs." ... "If you had to choose, do you lean more toward approving or disapproving of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs?"

Quinnipiac

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?"

CBS

"In general, is your opinion of the Democrats in Congress favorable or not favorable?"

USA Today

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?"

ABC Washington Post

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are doing their job?"

Diageo Hotline

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats in Congress are doing?"

Fox

"Do you approve or disapprove of the job Democrats in Congress are doing?"

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