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Jan 06, 2026

BOMBSHELL: 73 Percent Of Voters Reject Democrats In…

 

Democrats in Congress have just hit a political low that few could have predicted. According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, only 18% of voters approve of the job Democrats in Congress are doing, while a staggering 73% disapprove, making it the worst job approval rating Quinnipiac has ever recorded for them.

The survey, conducted between December 11 and 15 and released Wednesday, included responses from 1,035 registered voters and carries a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percentage points.

 

This is not just a minor dip—it is a historic collapse of voter confidence in Democratic congressional leadership. According to Quinnipiac, this is the lowest rating since they began polling the question 16 years ago.

Digging deeper into the numbers reveals even more trouble for the party. Only 43% of Democrats themselves approve of how their party is doing in Congress, while 48% disapprove.

Quinnipiac polling analyst Tim Malloy put it bluntly: “A family squabble spills over into the holidays. Democratic voters want their party to hold the reins of the House but are not the least bit happy about what they are doing at the moment.”

It’s a telling sign when even Democrats can’t muster majority support for their own congressional delegation. That’s not a partisan problem—it’s a leadership problem.

 

Despite the grim ratings, the poll found that 47% of voters said they would like Democrats to win back control of the House, while 43% said they prefer the GOP to maintain control.

Yet that modest advantage is sharply contradicted by job approval numbers. According to Quinnipiac, Democrats now sit 55 points underwater in net approval.

CNN’s Harry Enten captured the public sentiment with brutal clarity. “Democrats in the minds of the American public are lower than the Dead Sea,” he said on air.

Enten explained further: “Overall, they are 55 points underwater; their approval rating is south of 20%. It’s even worse when you look at independents… negative 61 points.”

That means independent voters disapprove of Democrats in Congress by a margin of more than 6 to 1.

Republicans in Congress are not faring much better, though they have maintained some footing. 35% of voters approve of how Republicans in Congress are handling their jobs, while 58% disapprove.

However, GOP unity remains strong. 77% of Republicans approve of the job their own party is doing in Congress, compared to just 18% who disapprove.

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