--- title: Republicans Dislike Congress More Than Democrats, Poll Shows description: Congress's approval rating is nearly at an all-time low, but Republicans are more dissatisfied with it than Democrats are. canonical: https://time.com/4110500/congress-approval-rating-republican-democrat/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-12T18:50:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T12:34:34.498Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republicans Dislike Congress More Than Democrats, Poll Shows og:description: Congress's approval rating is nearly at an all-time low, but Republicans are more dissatisfied with it than Democrats are. og:url: https://time.com/4110500/congress-approval-rating-republican-democrat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc11ae75a1967f4ae/69884d17e20a8711a9a8b0b6/us-capitol.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Congress Convenes On Columbus Day As Government Shutdown Continues og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republicans Dislike Congress More Than Democrats, Poll Shows twitter:description: Congress's approval rating is nearly at an all-time low, but Republicans are more dissatisfied with it than Democrats are. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc11ae75a1967f4ae/69884d17e20a8711a9a8b0b6/us-capitol.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Republicans Dislike Congress More Than Democrats, Poll Shows  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Nov 12, 2015 6:50 PM UTC  The U.S. Capitol in Washington in 2013. The U.S. Capitol in Washington in 2013.Mark Wilson—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Nov 12, 2015 6:50 PM UTC Congress’s approval rating is nearly at an all-time low, but Republicans are more dissatisfied with it than Democrats are. A new [Gallup poll](http://www.gallup.com/poll/186581/congress-job-approval-rating-slips.aspx) found that just 11% of Americans approve of Congress, the lowest percentage so far of 2015 and just above the all time low of 9% on the heels of the government shutdown in 2013. Among political parties, Republicans were the least approving of Congress. Only 8% of Republicans said they approve of the job Congress is doing, compared with 13% of Independents and 11% of Democrats. This despite the fact that Republicans currently control both houses — Gallup says approval tends to be higher among members of the majority party. 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