Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, is ranked as America’s most popular senator, according to newly released polling.
The Morning Consult survey found Barrasso had a 70% approval rating in Wyoming while only 18% disapproved.
The most popular senators after Barrasso were Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) at 65%, Mazie Hirono (D-HI) at 63%, John Thune (R-SD) at 63%, Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at 63%, Mike Rounds (R-SD) at 62%, Angus King (I-ME) at 62%, Dan Sullivan (R-AK) at 61%, Peter Welch (D-VT) at 61%, and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) at 60%.
Nearly all the senators, whether listed among the most popular or least popular, had somewhere between 7-14% of their constituents that didn’t know or had no opinion of their job performance. The exception was Sanders, who had ≤1% that had not made up their minds.
The least favorite included Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), with 61% disapproving, Joe Manchin (D-WV) at 55%, Susan Collins at 50%, Ron Johnson (R-WI) at 48%,…