# Support for reelecting congressional incumbents at record lows: Gallup

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/support-for-reelecting-congressional-incumbents-at-record-lows-gallup/
- Published: 2026-10-28T18:35:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:43:33+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6178743-congress-reelection-poll-record-low/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- 43% said their own representative deserved re-election, a pre-midterm low.
- Only 15% said most members of Congress deserved another term.
- The survey does not show which party’s incumbents are most at risk.

## Summary

Support for re-electing members of the US Congress has reached a record low in Gallup’s final survey before a midterm election. In polling conducted from 1 to 19 October 2026, 43% of registered voters said their own representative deserved another term, while 15% said most members of Congress did. Both are the lowest figures in Gallup’s comparable pre-midterm readings dating back to 1994. The results measure voters’ views of incumbents; they do not establish how people will vote in individual races.

Views differ by party. Just over half of Republicans said their own representative deserved re-election, compared with 45% of Democrats and 36% of independents. Gallup also found that 14% of US adults approved of Congress, its lowest pre-midterm reading in a series dating back to 1974. The poll did not identify the party of each respondent’s representative, so it cannot show which party’s incumbents face greater opposition. Gallup noted that similarly poor national ratings have preceded markedly different election outcomes.

## Coverage

- [The Hill: Support for reelecting congressional incumbents at record lows: Gallup](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6178743-congress-reelection-poll-record-low/)
- [Gallup: Record Lows Say Congressional Incumbents Deserve Reelection](https://news.gallup.com/poll/716204/record-lows-say-congressional-incumbents-deserve-reelection.aspx)

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