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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
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
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
majority approve plurality approve majority disapprove plurality disapprove
March
April
May
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June
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July
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August
September
October
November
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
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