This included 24% of Republican and Republican-leaning independents and 18% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.
The poll was conducted from January 2-22, the period which saw the protracted process of electing a speaker in the new Republican-majority Congress and the revelation of classified documents in President Joe Biden’s private possession from the time of his vice presidency. However, approval ratings of Congress (21%) and Biden (41%) remained the same.
Inflation remained the second top-ranked problem at 15%, followed by illegal immigration at 11%. The economy fell six percentage points to 10%, its lowest ranking in a year.