Congressional Approval Returns To All-Time Low

Approval of Congress dropped to 13 percent in October according to a new Gallup poll, tying the lowest approval ratings from December 2010 and this August.

The approval rate remains low among both Democrats and Republicans, with only Americans from both parties giving Congress 14 percent approval. Approval among Americans who identify themselves as independents rests at 13 percent.

“Given the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, partisans from both major parties may feel at liberty to blame Congress for the nation’s problems,” a statement from Gallup reads.

In September, approval was registered at 15 percent. It has not been above 20 percent since June, 2011.

The poll was conducted between October 6th and 9th among 1,005 adults. It was released on Wednesday.