Bernie Sanders is a hometown favorite in Vermont, according to a new regular Senate approval poll compiled by Morning Consult.



The independent Vermont senator and former socialist mayor of Burlington scored 75 percent favorable and 19 percent unfavorable among constituents in his state.



The popularity of Sanders, 75, has been increasingly speculated upon since he entered the national spotlight through his 2016 presidential campaign, in which the Brooklyn native gave clear front-runner Hillary Clinton an unexpected run for her money in seeking the Democratic nomination.



Polls have regularly found people find Sanders the most honest politician in the Senate and appreciate his consistency on matters of policy.



A 2016 Quinnipiac poll found 68 percent of voters found Bernie Sanders "honest and trustworthy" while 67 percent viewed Hillary Clinton as the opposite.

This latest Morning Consult poll, comprising data collected in 141,400 surveys between April and June, saw more than half of senators' approval ratings dip and 20 senators' net favorability take a dive.



Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, Massachusetts two representatives in the body, scored 57 and 55 percent favorable and 35 and 22 percent unfavorable, respectively.



Mitch McConnell again claimed the top spot as the top scorer in the unfavorable category, with 48 percent of Kentuckians giving the 30-year veteran and majority leader a thumbs down.



Republican representatives claimed six of the top 10 spots on the unfavorable list and five of the top 10 spots on the favorable list. Four Democrats made the unfavorable top 10 -- Montana's Jon Tester, at 38 percent, ranking most unfavorable -- and three Democrats made the top 10 favorable list.