Biden’s Job Approval Rating Is The Lowest Of All Post WW2 Presidents Except Jimmy Carter: Gallup

By Megan Brenan of Gallup

President Joe Biden’s job approval ranking throughout his Tenth quarter in workplace averaged 40.7%, marking a one-percentage-point uptick from last quarter, which was the lowest of his presidency.

The approval common for the president’s Tenth quarter, which spanned April 20 by July 19, relies on Gallup polls carried out in May, June and July. Biden’s common quarterly approval ranking has not risen above 42.0% since his third quarter in workplace, when it registered 44.7%. His common scores within the first two quarters of his presidency had been 56.0% and 53.3%.

In the latest ballot, carried out July 3-27, approval of Biden has edged down three factors to 40% from June’s reading, which got here after the passage of a bipartisan invoice to boost the debt ceiling and was the very best since final summer time. During the most recent ballot’s discipline interval, Biden attended a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and reaffirmed the United States’ dedication to serving to Ukraine in its battle in opposition to Russia.

Democrats’ approval ranking of Biden is 86%, Republicans’ is 2%, and independents’ is 38%. Ratings amongst Republicans and independents are barely decrease than in June, whereas Democrats’ ranking is 4 factors greater.

Biden’s Tenth-Quarter Rating Is Better Than Only Carter’s

Of the 11 post-World War II U.S. presidents elected to their first time period, only one — Jimmy Carter — had a decrease Tenth-quarter common approval ranking than Biden. Amid a nationwide vitality disaster and excessive gasoline costs in 1979, Carter’s approval averaged 30.7% in his Tenth quarter, 10 factors decrease than Biden’s.

Four presidents registered majority-level Tenth-quarter common approval scores: Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Another two, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, averaged slightly below 50% of their Tenth quarters, whereas Barack Obama (46.8%), Ronald Reagan (44.4%) and Donald Trump (42.7%) every had greater scores than Biden.

Biden, Harris Remain Underwater in Favorability Ratings

As together with his job approval ranking, Biden is underwater in his private favorability ranking, as 41% of Americans view him favorably and 57% unfavorably. His present favorable studying is just like Gallup’s earlier measure late final 12 months (44%) however is significantly decrease than the majority-level favorability he garnered after he received the 2020 election and at the beginning of his presidency.

Although most of Biden’s favorability scores since 2007 have been under 50%, majorities of Americans considered him favorably on a number of different events. These embrace the interval shortly earlier than and after the 2008 election, when he was Obama’s operating mate; within the aftermath of Trump’s victory in 2016; and earlier than he introduced his presidential candidacy in 2019.

Far extra Democrats view Biden favorably (88%) than do independents (39%) or Republicans (4%).

At 38%, Vice President Kamala Harris’ favorability ranking is barely decrease than Biden’s and just like her late 2022 studying, as is her unfavorable ranking of 53%. Nine % have both by no means heard of Harris or don’t have an opinion of her.

In eight readings on Harris taken since 2019, a majority of Americans have considered her favorably solely as soon as — simply earlier than she took workplace as vp, when 53% held a good opinion of her (and 36% unfavorable). In three readings as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2019, Harris was unknown to about three in 10 U.S. adults, and roughly the identical percentages considered her favorably and unfavorably. After Harris ended her marketing campaign and was named as Biden’s operating mate in 2020, she was higher identified, and Americans had been about evenly divided of their favorable and unfavorable scores of her.

Harris can be broadly appreciated by Democrats, as 80% view her favorably, whereas her scores amongst independents (37%) and Republicans (5%) are just like Biden’s.

Bottom Line

Biden’s common approval ranking for his Tenth quarter in workplace was a lackluster 40.7%. This is decrease than all different post-World War II presidents besides Carter, who didn’t win reelection in his second bid for the White House. Biden’s favorability ranking is an identical 41% and displays the deep partisan divide that splits the nation.

However, the place presidents stand at this level within the election calendar doesn’t at all times correspond with the election end result. George H.W. Bush, who had the very best Tenth quarter common, was defeated for a second time period, however Reagan and Obama made comebacks from comparatively weak scores to win reelection.