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Almost two-thirds of Americans feel that the current Congress is "the worst in their lifetime", and just 14% of those surveyed approve of the way lawmakers are doing their jobs, according to a survey released by CNN/ORC.
Just two months before the legislative elections in November, Americans are expressing clear anger at the actions of their lawmakers.
83% of those surveyed disapproved of the way Congress was doing its job and 65% felt the current crop of legislators was "the worst in their lifetime", according to the survey released Tuesday.
Respondents, however, gave Congress an abysmal approval rating of 14%, that is slightly above the 10% approval rating from September 2013, which was the lowest in history.
Perhaps that is why both Republicans and Democrats have seen voter enthusiasm for the upcoming mid-term elections plummet. In the November voting, the entire House of Representatives will be selected along with one-third of the Senate.
Although in 2010, when the last mid-term elections were held, 53% of Republicans said they were intending to go to the polls, now that figure stands at 37%, according to the survey results.
Meanwhile, Democrats -- who traditionally do not turn out as heavily for mid-term elections -- have seen their voter intention numbers drop from 30% to 28% over the past four years.
Analysts say that the Republicans will keep control of the House, but there is uncertainty surrounding the post-election configuration of the Senate, where the Democrats could lose their majority.
The telephone survey, which polled 1,014 citizens between Sep 5 and Sep 7, has an error margin of plus or minus 3.5%.
