Views of Congress: 1985-2015 % with afavorable view of Congress Nov '06
The public’s views of Congress continue to hover near all-time lows. Just 22% have a favorable opinion of Congress — equal to its rating last December — while 72% feel unfavorably about Congress.
With the GOP now in control of both houses of Congress, Republicans’ views of the institution are only slightly more positive than Democrats’: 29% of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Congress, compared with 22% of Democrats (and 19% of independents).
Views of Congress: 1985-2015  | % with afavorable view of Congress  | Nov '06  | Dems win  | Congress  | Nov '10  | GOP wins  | House  | Nov '14  | GOP wins  | Senate  | Oct'95  | Mar '10  | Gov't  | ACA law  | shutdown  | Oct 13 Gov't shutdown  | 1985  | 1990  | 2000 2005 2010 2015  | 1995  | Survev conducted March 25-29 2015 Line based on three-survey  | average dots show individual surveys March .0015 based three-survey on  | current.survey.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 