Then-President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives his farewell address on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
The CNN poll is far from an outlier.
Just 19% of voters questioned in a Quinnipiac University national poll give Democrats in Congress a thumbs up on how they're handling their duties, with 72% disapproving.
That's an all-time low since Quinnipiac University first began asking congressional approval questions in their surveys 16 years ago.
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The Democratic Party has been in the political wilderness since November's elections. Not only did the party lose power, but Republicans made gains among Black, Hispanic and younger voters, all traditional members of the Democratic Party's base.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the top two Democrats in Congress, speak at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch)
While the approval ratings for Republicans in Congress aren't as "terrible" as the Democrats, they're nothing to brag about.
Only a third of voters questioned in the poll said they approved of the way congressional Republicans were handling their duties, with 62% giving them a thumbs down.
However, just over three-quarters of Republicans (77%) said they approved of the way GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill were handling their jobs, with just one in five disapproving.
Additionally, in the CNN poll, while not as bad as the Democrats, the favorable rating for the Republican Party registered at a low 33%.
Meanwhile, Trump's approval ratings in both polls remain underwater, at 40%-54% in the Quinnipiac survey and 44%-56% in the CNN survey.
Trump started his second tour of duty in the White House with approval ratings in positive territory, but his numbers quickly sank underwater in many polls. The president's approval ratings were in negative territory in 13 of the 17 polls conducted so far this month.
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The CNN survey has a silver lining for the Democrats.
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The poll indicates that Democrats are more energized than Republicans in voting in next year's midterm elections, when the GOP will be defending its thin House and Senate majorities.
Seventy-two percent of Democrats and independents who lean toward the party said they are extremely motivated to vote next year, 22 points higher than the share of Republicans and GOP-aligned voters who said they were extremely motivated to vote.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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