Support for Congressional Incumbents Hovers at All-Time Low
by Peter Graham on Aug 18, 2014 | Views: 68 | Score: 1
| Americans agreeing that most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected | |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 29 |
| 1994 | 38 |
| 1998 | 58 |
| 2000 | 54 |
| 2002 | 57 |
| 2004 | 51 |
| 2006 | 38 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2012 | 36 |
| 2014 | 19 |
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A mere 19% of Americans say that most members of Congress deserve reelection. Amid a deeply partisan deadlock, recent sessions of Congress have passed historically low numbers of legislation.