Approval of the Congress has grown since shortly after the election.
| Approve | Disapprove | |
|---|---|---|
| Real Clear Pol. 5/18/21 | 35% | 56.3% |
| Real Clear Pol. 5/4/21 | 36.3% | 55.5% |
| Real Clear Pol. 4/6/21 | 34.3% | 57.0% |
| Real Clear Pol. 3/2/21 | 29.7% | 60.0% |
| Real Clear Pol. 2/22/21 | 26.3% | 60.0% |
| Real Clear Pol. 1/5/21 | 18.7% | 70.3% |
| Real Clear Pol. 11/10/20 | 18.0% | 70.3% |
Registered voters prefer that after the 2022 election, Democrats control the Congress over Republicans by a vote of 47% to 42%. [NBC 4/20/21]
The House of Representatives
Washington Watch uses the Cook Political Report for its report on elections in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Currently:
- Democrats 219 seats
- Republicans 212 seats
- Vacancies 4 seats (FL-20, NM-1, OH-11, TX-06)
Open seats in 2022
- Democrats 4
- Republicans 5
Potentially open seats in 2022
- Democrats 13
- Republicans 18
The Senate
[WW uses Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report and Inside Elections for the Senate chart below. When those two organizations do not agree, WW uses Sabato as a tie breaker.]
- Republicans – 50
- Democrats – 48
- Independents – 2
| Democrats | Republicans | Independent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats not up in 2022 | 34 | 30 | 2 |
| Safe in 2022 | 10 | 15 | |
| Padilla | Murkowski | ||
| Bennett | AL – open | ||
| Blumenthal | Boozman | ||
| Schatz | Grassley | ||
| Duckworth | Crapo | ||
| Van Hollen | Young | ||
| Schumer | Moran | ||
| Wyden | Paul | ||
| Leahy | Kennedy | ||
| Murray | MO – open | ||
| Hoeven | |||
| Lankford | |||
| Scott | |||
| Thune | |||
| Lee | |||
| Likely | 2 | 2 | |
| Hassan | Rubio | ||
| Cortez Masto | OH – open | ||
| Lean | 2 | 1 | |
| Kelly | Johnson | ||
| Warnock | NC – open | ||
| Toss Up | 0 | 1 | |
| PA – open |