Here is what AP-NORC polling showed about the 2019 shutdown, and what recent polling suggests about how voters could react as the current shutdown unfolds. About 6 in 10 said that about Republicans in Congress, and roughly half said that about Democrats in Congress. It’s hard to find an American who has “a great deal” of confidence in the way Congress is being run, according to AP-NORC polling. Only 6% said they had a high level of confidence in the people running Congress in polling from this summer. Confidence tends to be low among Democrats and Republicans, regardless of which party is in power.