{"id":141982,"date":"2024-04-24T13:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=141982"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:36:10","slug":"joe-bidens-approval-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/04\/24\/joe-bidens-approval-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"4. Joe Biden\u2019s approval ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans\u2019 ratings of Joe Biden\u2019s job performance remain more negative than positive and have been largely stable over the last year: Today, 35% of Americans approve of his performance, while 62% disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142048\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f3f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f3f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-01.png?resize=480,910 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-01.png?resize=620,1176 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"588\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Biden\u2019s job approval rating remains low\" class=\"wp-image-142048 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trends-among-democrats\"><strong>Trends among Democrats<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (65%) approve of Biden\u2019s job performance. This is a modest improvement from January, when 61% of Democrats approved of his job performance. However, Biden\u2019s job rating among Democrats remains lower than it was in the first year of his administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trends-among-republicans\"><strong>Trends among Republicans<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just 6% of Republicans and Republican leaners approve of Biden\u2019s job performance. This is essentially unchanged over the last several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biden-s-job-approval-among-demographic-groups\"><strong>Biden\u2019s job approval among demographic groups<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Biden\u2019s job rating continues to differ by race and ethnicity, education, and age, majorities in most groups disapprove of his performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"race-and-ethnicity\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Race and ethnicity<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142049\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e5d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e5d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-02.png?resize=480,712 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-02.png?resize=782,1160 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-02.png?resize=840,1246 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"623\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_4-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Biden\u2019s job approval ratings differ by education, age\" class=\"wp-image-142049 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of White (66%), Hispanic (63%) and Asian (57%) Americans disapprove of Biden\u2019s job performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black adults\u2019 ratings are more positive than negative: A narrow majority of Black adults (55%) say they approve of Biden\u2019s job performance, a modest improvement from earlier this year. (In January, 48% of Black adults approved of Biden.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"age\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Age<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger adults\u2019 evaluations of Biden continue to be more negative than older adults\u2019 ratings. About four-in-ten Americans ages 50 and older (39%) approve of his job performance, compared with 34% of those 30 to 49 and 28% of adults under 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"education\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Education<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of adults who have a four-year college degree (61%), some college experience (66%), or a high school diploma or less education (66%) say they disapprove of Biden\u2019s job performance. Ratings among those with a postgraduate degree are more evenly divided (52% approve, 47% disapprove).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, 35% of Americans approve of Biden\u2019s job performance, while 62% disapprove. 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