According to multiple polls conducted in mid-to-late 2025, the Democratic Party's approval rating has fallen below 40%, with some showing ratings in the low 30s.
Highlights from recent polling:
- A Gallup poll released in late July 2025 found the Democratic Party with a 34% favorable rating, the lowest since Gallup began tracking the metric in 1992.
- A Wall Street Journal poll from July 2025 recorded the party's favorability at just 33% among voters.
- A Quinnipiac University poll from July 2025 found that only 19% of voters approved of the way Democrats in Congress were handling their jobs.
- An NBC News poll from March 2025 reported a 27% positive rating for the party.
Republican approval rating also low
Recent polls indicate that voter dissatisfaction is not limited to the Democratic Party. The Republican Party's favorability is also low, though often slightly higher than the Democratic rating, with a Gallup poll placing it at 38%. Both parties are viewed more negatively now than in prior decades.
