Congress

Approval of the Congress is up roughly 3 points from where it was a year ago and disapproval is down 2.9 points.

Approve Disapprove
Real Clear Pol. 2/14/22 24.4% 65.4%
Real Clear Pol. 12/19/22 27.6% 62.4%
Real Clear Pol. 11/23/22 23.8% 62.8%
Real Clear Pol. 10/13/22 25.3% 65.8%
Real Clear Pol. 8/30/22 20.6% 67.4%
Real Clear Pol. 8/2/22 19.6% 71.0%
Real Clear Pol. 6/15/22 21.2% 69.0%
Real Clear Pol. 5/17/22 22.4% 68.0%
Real Clear Pol. 4/16/22 22.2% 67.5%
Real Clear Pol. 3/15/22 21.8% 67.8%
Real Clear Pol. 2/18/22 20.8% 68.3%
Real Clear Pol. 1/17/22 22.4% 66.4%
Real Clear Pol. 12/21/21 23.0% 65.8%
Real Clear Pol. 11/30/21 22.2% 68.6%

The 118th Congress breaks records for lesbian, gay and bisexual representation, and various other describers.

20 years ago, in the 108th congress, there were three people who openly identify as LGBT, all members of the House. By 10 years ago, in the 114th Congress there were 7 people who identified as LGBT, 6 in the House and 1 in the Senate.

Today, there are 13 people who identify as LGBT, 11 in the House and 2 in the Senate, one of whom identifies as bisexual.


The House of Representatives

Washington Watch uses the report by David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report for its report on elections in the U.S. House of Representatives.

(One seat is open.)

Solid Republican 192 Solid Democrat 174
Likely GOP 11 Likely Dem 16
Lean GOP 9 Lean Dem 12
GOP Tossup 9 Dem Tossup 11
Total 221 Total 213

The Senate

  • Republicans – 49
  • Democrats – 48
  • Independents – 3

The 2024 Senate Election

(** Diane Feinstein will not run for re-election. She will be 91 years of age at the next election.)

Democrats Republicans Independents
Seats not up in 2024 28 39 0
Seats up in 2024 20 10 2
Safe in 2024 Feinstein** IN-Open
Murphy Hawley
Hirono Cramer
Warren Fischer
Cardin Ricketts
King (I) Blackburn
Klobuchar Cruz
Menendez Romney
Heinrich Barrasso
Gillibrand
Whitehouse
Kaine
Sanders (I)
Cantwell
Likely 0 1
Scott
Lean 5
MI-Open
Tester
Rosen
Casey
Baldwin
Toss Up 3
Sinema (I)
OH – B
Manchin