McAdams has the highest approval rating of Utah's members of Congress, while Romney gets the highest disapproval

Even though he's only been in office for six months, Rep. Ben McAdams has the highest approval rating of any member of Congress from Utah. Sen. Mitt Romney, who was also first elected last year, has the highest disapproval marks from Utah voters.

A new Utah Political Trends survey from UtahPolicy.com and Y2 Analytics finds 43% of voters in Utah's 4th Congressional District approve of the way McAdams is handling his job, while 22% disapprove. The rest of Utah's congressional delegation gets mixed reviews from voters in the state.

Utahns also say they mostly disapprove of the job both Republicans and Democrats are doing in Congress, and they're not sold on the Utah Legislature, either.

The overall results are in the below chart.

Editor's note: In previous polls, we did not offer respondents a "neither approve nor disapprove" choice. We feel this is a better reflection of public sentiment.

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