Congress' approval continues to titter below 20 percent but President Barack Obama has seen a continued growth over the last few months and weeks. The president continues to enjoy a higher approval rating than Congress.

Congress' unpopularity is nothing new. The stalemate between Republicans and Democrats continues to bog down Congress, preventing it from passing any meaningful legislation. The country has continued to disapprove of the legislature inaction, a sentiment reflected in the latest weekly poll sponsored by the Economist.

The poll surveyed 1000 people and was conducted with YouGov. It found that during May 16-18 Congress' approval rating stood at 14 percent. Sixty percent of all surveyed disapproved of the legislature. The number was slightly higher, 63 percent, among registered voters.

Conversely, President Obama, while not enjoying huge popularity, found his approval rating continues to dwarf Congress'. The poll found 44 percent of all interviewees approved of the president while 45 percent of registered voters disapproved of him.

The president's approval rating, however, much like Congress', has not seen any remarkable changes. It increased significantly in April, reaching 49 percent, but has since then gone down. Congress has also not enjoyed high numbers, though it has seen a slight improvement since last year.

A Rasmussen Report poll from earlier this month found Congress' approval rating to be even lower, tittering at around 10 percent. However, the disapproval rating fell to 59 percent. The poll also found voters tended to favor their local representative compared to the whole of Congress, yet only 30 percent of respondents said their local representative should be reelected.

Other polls have found President Obama's ratings to be at similar levels. Gallup found the president enjoyed a 46 percent approval rating in late April, while a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found him at around 48 percent.

The Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found the president enjoyed high approval for his handling of the economy, 49 percent, but 53 percent disapproved of his handling of international affairs.

However, Gallup posits the president's recent spike in approval, up from 43 percent since Gallup's last poll, could be because of his work abroad. They argue the opening up of Cuba and a potential treaty agreement with Iran have been viewed as successes.

Congress, now dominated by Republicans, has stood up against the administration's attempts to improve relations abroad. A group of Republican legislators sent a letter to the Iranian government in an attempt to derail negotiations, and many lawmakers have spoken up against the government's attempt to normalize relations with Cuba.

Congress' approval has not remarkably approved in a year and will more than likely continue on the same trend.