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This is a list of opinion polls taken on the presidency of Joe Biden in 2021. To navigate between years, see opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration . For 2022 opinion polling, see 2022 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration .
Biden's average approval rating was generally over 50% in the first 7 months of his presidency. In late July, his approval rating started to decline. With the fall of Kabul in mid-August and a majority of Americans disapproving of Biden's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan ,[1] as well as the continued rise in COVID-19 cases , his average disapproval rating became higher than his average approval rating in late August. Biden started having an average disapproval rating of over 50% in late October.[2] By then, Afghanistan had largely faded from the news, leading some to believe the COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by the Delta variant ,[3] and the polarization regarding measures like vaccine mandates ,[4] caused his low approval rating. Others have emphasized that the high inflation , which hit a 39-year high ,[5] [6] negatively affected his approval rating.[7] [8]
Job approval ratings [ edit ]
The graph below shows the average of the aggregate polls listed below.
Joe Biden presidential approval rating Gallup 2021 through September Disapprove
Unsure
Approve
January [ edit ]
Area polled
Segment polled
Polling group
Date
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
Sample size
Polling method
Source(s)
United States
Registered voters
Harris Interactive (for The Hill )
January 28–29, 2021
61%
39%
0%
945
online
[9]
United States
All adults
Investor's Business Daily /TIPP
January 27–29, 2021
53%
29%
24%
1,261
online/phone
[10]
United States
All adults
Marist College
January 24–27, 2021
49%
35%
16%
1,313
phone
[11]
United States
Likely voters
Rasmussen Reports
January 24–26, 2021
48%
48%
4%
1,500
IVR/online
[12]
United States
All adults
YouGov (for The Economist )
January 24–26, 2021
51%
33%
16%
1,500
online
[13]
United States
Registered voters
Echelon Insights
January 20–26, 2021
55%
33%
12%
1,006
[14]
United States
Likely voters
Data for Progress
January 22–25, 2021
57%
36%
7%
1,164
online
[15]
United States
Registered voters
Morning Consult (for Politico )
January 22–25, 2021
59%
32%
9%
1,990
online
[16]
United States
Likely voters
Rasmussen Reports
January 21–25, 2021
48%
47%
5%
1,500
IVR/online
[12]
United States
All adults
Morning Consult
January 22–24, 2021
53%
29%
18%
15,000
online
[17]
United States
All adults
Monmouth University
January 21–24, 2021
54%
30%
16%
809
phone
[18]
United States
Registered voters
RMG Research (for Just the News )
January 21–23, 2021
58%
32%
11%
1,200
IVR/online
[19]
United States
Registered voters
Harris Interactive (for The Hill )
January 21–22, 2021
63%
37%
0%
941
online
[20]
United States
Registered voters
Morning Consult
January 20–21, 2021
56%
31%
13%
1,993
online
[21]
United States
All adults
Ipsos (for Reuters )
January 20–21, 2021
55%
32%
13%
1,115
online
[22]
Registered voters
57%
32%
11%
1,115
United States
Likely voters
Rasmussen Reports
January 22, 2021
48%
45%
7%
N/A
IVR/online
[12]
United States
All adults
YouGov (for Yahoo! News )
January 20–21, 2021
45%
28%
26%
1,516
online
[23]
United States
All adults
Morning Consult
January 19–21, 2021
50%
28%
22%
15,000
online
[17]
February [ edit ]
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September [ edit ]
October [ edit ]
November [ edit ]
Area polled
Segment polled
Polling group
Date
Approve
Disapprove
Unsure
Sample size
Polling method
Source(s)
United States
Registered voters
Emerson College
November 3–4, 2021
41%
52%
8%
1,000
IVR/online
[41]
United States
Registered voters
Suffolk University (for USA Today )
November 3–5, 2021
38%
59%
3%
1,000
phone
[42]
United States
All adults
YouGov (for The Economist )
November 6–9, 2021
42%
48%
10%
1,500
online
[43]
United States
All adults
Quinnipiac University
November 11–15, 2021
36%
53%
10%
1,387
phone
[44]
United States
Registered voters
Fox News
November 14–17, 2021
44%
54%
2%
1,003
phone
[45]
United States
All adults
YouGov (for The Economist )
November 20–23, 2021
41%
49%
10%
1,500
online
[46]
United States
Likely voters
Trafalgar Group
November 26–29, 2021
36.3%
59.1%
4.6%
1,082
IVR/online
[47]
December [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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