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Snapshot: Congressional Approval at 19% in September.

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Byline: RJ Reinhart

Synopsis: Americans' views of Congress changed little in September, with 19% saying they approve of the legislative body, compared with 17% last month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans continue to have a low opinion of Congress, with 19% of the public currently approving of the job it is doing. This is little changed from the 17% who approved of Congress last month and remains within the 15% to 20% range seen for congressional approval since January of this year.

These latest data come from Gallup's survey conducted Sept. 4-12, as the U.S. Senate began confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Congressional approval has averaged 30% since Gallup began measuring it in 1974. The current 19% approval among Americans is well below that average, but similar to Americans' sentiments through most of the period since January of last year. There was a brief spike in approval after the inauguration of President Donald Trump last February, when 28% of Americans approved, because Republicans' approval surged after their party gained control of the presidency and both houses of Congress. However, that was short-lived and fell back to 20% by last April...

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