Florida Legislature Continues to Receive Low Grades from Voters

After reaching an all-time low in March, Floridians are starting to approve more of the Florida Legislature according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University -- but voters from across the state continue to hold a low opinion of the state legislative branch.

The poll finds 49 percent of Florida voters disapprove of the Legislature while only 32 percent approve of it. In a Quinnipiac poll from March, a record low 25 percent approved of the Legislature while a majority -- 52 percent -- said they disapproved of it.

With the GOP controlling both the Senate and the House, Republicans give the Legislature higher marks than Democrats and independents. While 34 percent of Republicans disapprove of the Legislature, 41 percent approve of it. Democrats overwhelmingly hold the Legislature in low regard with 64 percent of them disapproving of it while only 18 percent approve of it. While a third of independents -- 33 percent -- approve of the Legislature, almost half -- 49 percent -- disapprove of it.

The poll of 1,176 registered voters was taken from June 11 through June 16 and had a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent.