Opinion Today

February 5, 2021

Biden Begins Term With 57% Job Approval
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Fifty-seven percent of Americans approve of the job Joe Biden is doing as president in Gallup's first measurement of the 46th president. That is just below the average 60% rating for post-World War II presidents elected to their first term.

57% approve of the way President Biden is handling his job
Chris Jackson & Jocelyn Duran, Ipsos
Joe Biden is two weeks into his tenure as President of the United States and the most recent Reuters/Ipsos Core Political shows 57% of Americans approve of the way he is handling his job. Meanwhile, Americans say the economy and unemployment, along with public health and disease are the most concerning issues they are facing today.

President Biden’s Honeymoon Period
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
The public is giving the Biden Administration some benefit of the doubt as it begins to meet the challenges facing the country. A majority approve of Biden’s job performance and have measured c…