I thought this graph of averages was very interesting because of the constant relationship of lower percent approval for congress as compared to percent approval for president, but also because there is a smaller difference between the two when there was a change in the president's party affiliation. From Carter to Reagan there was a 6 point drop, and then after Reagan a 16 point increase, when Clinton came into office, a 12 point drop, and then G.W. Bush, an 11 point drop, and a 15 point rise to democratic president Obama. Percent Congressional approval goes up in these change in party affiliation years.
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