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The environment for this year's midterm elections is very unfavorable for Democrats, with key national mood indicators well below historical averages.

Currently, 25% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, down from the recent peaks of 30% and 31% in April and May.

Satisfaction with the direction of the U.S. improved again in March, to 32%. This is the second monthly increase Gallup has recorded after the measure fell to its lowest point in nearly a decade in January.

Sharply more Americans than in January name immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. The issue ranks first on the list.

Congress' 31% job approval rating is its best since 2009.

Americans' approval of Congress' job is 18%, down from 31% in May, and President Trump's approval rating is roughly steady at 41%.

Most Americans (59%) say that the U.S. representative in their local congressional district deserves to be reelected, while a much smaller 35% say the same for most members of Congress.

Most key measures of the political environment for the 2024 election favor the Republican Party over the Democratic Party.

U.S. adults are more enthusiastic than usual about voting in the midterms. The economy, gun policy and abortion are important voting issues this year.

Americans may not be overly excited for the 400th anniversary of the "first representative legislative assembly in the Western Hemisphere."