Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) approval rating has sunk to single digits, according to a Monmouth University poll released Monday, leaving him as the lone congressional leader to have a net negative rating from fellow Republicans.
McConnell garnered a 60 percent disapproval rating among American adults in the poll, with an approval rating of 6 percent. He is the only member within congressional leadership to have a negative score among fellow Republicans, accumulating a 10 percent approval and a 41 percent disapproval rating.
The poll showcased the sharp decline in McConell’s approval, which dropped twice since the last time the poll was conducted. Back then, the GOP Senate leader had a 12 percent approval and 50 percent disapproval rating, according to the poll released in July.
McConnell, 81, who is up for reelection in 2026, has not stated if he will run again. The Kentucky lawmaker, who won his seventh term in 2020, has frozen up twice this year while taking questions from reporters.
The first freezing incident happened in July, while the second incident took place in August when McConnell took questions in his home state. Earlier this year in March, he fell at a private dinner, suffering a concussion and a minor rib fracture.
The rest of the congressional leadership largely enjoys support from their fellow partisans.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), despite having a 21 percent approval and 41 percent disapproval rating, has strong support among Democrats with a 48 percent to 18 percent split.
House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) shares similar figures, with a 21 percent approval rating and 22 percent disapproval rating, but among Democrats, the approval increases to 45 percent.
The new House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kicks off his tenure with 17 percent approval and 31 percent disapproval rating among all American adults in the poll. In contrast to McConnell, Johnson has strong backing from Republicans, with 37 percent approval and 5 percent disapproval ratings.
The Monmouth University Poll was conducted from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 among 803 American adults. The telephone poll has a margin of error of 4.8 percentage points.