Republicans’ approval of Congress highest in 20 years: Poll

Published February 19, 2025 9:02pm ET



Republican voters’ approval of Congress has reached a 20-year high, according to a new Gallup survey.

The poll, taken from Feb. 3-16, found that Republicans gave Congress a 53% approval rating, the highest since 2005, when they gave the Republican trifecta a 57% approval rating. The last time the congressional approval rating among Republicans was at or above 50% was at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s first term in 2017, when they gave it 50%.

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