Over Half Of Constituents Think House Dems Aren’t Doing Good Job: POLL

The majority of Americans in House battleground districts hold an unfavorable view of congressional Democrats, according to a poll published Wednesday.

Only 39% of voters gave Democrats in Congress a favorable rating, while the majority, 58%, rated them unfavorably, according to a survey from Navigator Research, a left-of-center polling group. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans received a 43% favorability rating alongside a 54% unfavorable rating.

Of those surveyed, 54% believe that Democrats in Congress focus more on helping other people rather than “people like me.” Meanwhile, seven in ten voters believe Democratic lawmakers are “too focused on being politically correct,” according to the poll. A slim majority of voters, 51%, believe that congressional Democrats are “elitist,” the poll found.

The poll also found that some self-identified Democrats were dissatisfied with congressional members in their own party, with 23% expressing unfavorable views toward Democrats in Congress. Comparatively, just 9% of Republicans surveyed said they held unfavorable views of congressional members in their own party.

There have been a growing number of reports that the Democratic party has been struggling to decide on clear messaging in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s victory in the November 2024 presidential election. Relatedly, some Democratic lawmakers faced