{"id":47126,"date":"2021-04-15T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T19:52:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:04:50","slug":"views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"1. Views of Biden, the administration and congressional leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-01-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59240\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efebe2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efebe2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-01.png?resize=480,1167 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-01.png?resize=620,1508 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"754\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Biden job approval remains positive, deeply divided along party lines\" class=\"wp-image-59240 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten Americans say they approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president, while 39% say they disapprove. Biden\u2019s overall approval ratings <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/03\/11\/americans-views-of-joe-biden-early-in-his-presidency\/\">have ticked up since March<\/a>, when 54% of the public said they approved of his job performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of most demographic groups approve of Biden\u2019s job performance, with the exception of White Americans, who are roughly as likely to disapprove (51%) of Biden\u2019s performance as to approve (48%). By comparison, nearly nine-in-ten Black Americans (89%) approve of Biden\u2019s performance, as do 74% of Hispanic Americans and 72% of Asian Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women continue to view Biden\u2019s performance more positively than men (62% vs. 56% approve, respectively), while Biden is seen more positively among college graduates \u2013 particularly those with postgraduate degrees \u2013 than among those with some college or less education. Adults under 50 are somewhat more approving of Biden\u2019s job performance than those 50 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;only-about-a-quarter-of-americans-say-they-dont-like-how-biden-conducts-himself-as-president&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\" id=\"only-about-a-quarter-of-americans-say-they-dont-like-how-biden-conducts-himself-as-president\">Only about a quarter of Americans say they don\u2019t like how Biden conducts himself as president<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Biden approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, relatively few Americans express negative views of the way he conducts himself as president. However, fewer than half say they agree with him on all, nearly all, or many of the important issues facing the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-02-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59242\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece7d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece7d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-02.png?resize=480,469 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-02.png?resize=782,764 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-02.png?resize=960,938 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-02.png?resize=1200,1172 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-02.png?resize=1280,1250 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"625\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-02.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows most Americans say they \u2018like\u2019 \u2013 or have mixed feelings about \u2013 Biden\u2019s conduct as president; fewer than half say they agree with him on all or many important issues\" class=\"wp-image-59242 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are wide partisan and demographic differences in views of Biden\u2019s conduct as president and in agreement with him on key issues. About three quarters of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (76%) say they like how Biden conducts himself in office, while 23% say they have mixed feelings. A smaller majority of Republicans and Republican leaners (59%) say they do not like Biden\u2019s conduct as president; 30% say they have mixed feelings about his conduct, and 10% say they like how he is conducting himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black adults stand out for their positive views of Biden\u2019s conduct as president: 76% say they like the way Biden is conducting himself as president, compared with 49% of Hispanic adults and 38% of White adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There also are sizable educational and age differences in views of Biden\u2019s conduct as president. Adults with at least a four-year college degree are more likely than those with less formal education to say they like Biden\u2019s conduct as president. Older people express more positive \u2013 and negative \u2013 views of Biden\u2019s conduct than do younger people; younger adults are more likely to say they have mixed feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just over half of the public says they agree with Biden on few (25%) or none of the important issues facing the country (29%). Another 44% say they agree with Biden on many (31%) or nearly all issues (13%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden draws the greatest agreement on issues from the same groups that have the most positive views of his conduct \u2013 Democrats, Black adults and people with at least a four-year college degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About eight-in-ten Democrats (77%) say they are in agreement with Biden on all (or nearly all) or many of the major issues facing the country. Still, only about a quarter of Democrats (24%) say they agree with Biden on \u201call or nearly all issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans are far more uniform in their disagreement with Biden on issues. About six-in-ten Republicans (63%) say they agree with Biden on \u201cno or almost no issues\u201d \u2013 more than double the share of Democrats who agree with him on all or virtually all issues. Another 30% of Republicans agree with Biden on a few issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-thirds of Black adults say they agree with Biden on many or nearly all issues, compared with 53% of Hispanic adults and 37% of White adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adults with more formal education are also more likely to say they agree with Biden on most issues. A majority of adults with at least a college degree say they agree with Biden on most or nearly all issues, compared with 39% of those with some college experience or less education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;democrats-views-of-bidens-conduct-and-agreement-with-him-on-major-issues&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\" id=\"democrats-views-of-bidens-conduct-and-agreement-with-him-on-major-issues\">Democrats\u2019 views of Biden\u2019s conduct and agreement with him on major issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this point in his presidency, there are only modest ideological differences among Democrats in views of Biden. Large shares of both liberal Democrats (79%) and moderate and conservative Democrats (73%) like the way he conducts himself as president. And sizable majorities of both agree with Biden on all (or nearly all) or many major issues (81% of liberal Democrats, 75% of conservative and moderate Democrats).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-03-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59245\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ede8da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ede8da;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-03.png?resize=480,397 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-03.png?resize=782,646 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-03.png?resize=960,794 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-03.png?resize=1200,992 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-03.png?resize=1280,1058 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"529\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-03.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows among Democrats, modest ideological differences in views of Biden\u2019s conduct and agreement with him on issues; wider differences between older, younger Democrats\" class=\"wp-image-59245 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, there are demographic differences among Democrats in views of the president. Younger Democrats are less likely to agree with Biden on most or many major issues and to express positive views of his conduct than are older Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, while 91% of Democrats ages 65 and older agree with Biden on all (or nearly all) or many issues, a smaller majority (65%) of those under age 35 say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older Democrats also are more likely to say they like how Biden conducts himself in office. Fully 92% of those over 65 say they like how Biden conducts himself, compared with smaller shares of adults aged 50 t0 64 (84%), 36 to 49 (77%) and those under age 35 (57%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, most younger Democrats do not express negative views of Biden\u2019s conduct. Rather, 40% of Democrats ages 18-34 say they have mixed views of his conduct, the highest share of any age group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Black (85%) and White (81%) Democrats have largely positive views of Biden\u2019s conduct, a narrower majority of Hispanic Democrats (61%) say they like the way he conducts himself as president. Hispanic Democrats are more likely than White and Black Democrats to have mixed views of Biden\u2019s conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while there are only modest ideological differences in these views, there are wider gaps between partisans and independents who lean toward the Democratic party. Those who identify as members of the Democratic Party are more likely than those who lean toward the party to say they agree with Biden on most or nearly all issues (82% v. 70%) or say they like how he is conducting himself in office (83% vs. 64%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bidens-conduct-is-viewed-far-more-positively-than-trumps-was-in-2020&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\" id=\"bidens-conduct-is-viewed-far-more-positively-than-trumps-was-in-2020\">Biden\u2019s conduct is viewed far more positively than Trump\u2019s was in 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-04-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59250\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9dd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9dd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-04.png?resize=480,1176 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-04.png?resize=640,1568 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"760\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-04.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows contrasting views of Biden\u2019s and Trump\u2019s conduct; smaller differences in shares agreeing with each president on issues\" class=\"wp-image-59250 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the share of the public who say they agree with Biden on important issues is little different from the share who said they agreed with Trump in February 2020, at the beginning of his fourth year in office. Then, 42% of the public said they agreed with Trump on most or nearly all issues. Today, a similar share (44%) says they agree with Biden on most or nearly all issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as in 2020, few members of the opposing party say they agree with the president on important issues facing the country. In 2020, 62% of Democrats said they agreed with Trump on no or almost no issues. Similarly, today, about six-in-ten (63%) Republicans say they do not agree with Biden on any issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, while members of the president\u2019s party largely express agreement with him on major issues facing the country, Republicans in 2020 were more likely to say they agreed with Trump on all or nearly all issues (38%), than Democrats (24%) are to say this today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall views of Biden\u2019s conduct in office are more positive than they were for Trump last year: 46% of Americans say they like how Biden conducts himself in office. In February of 2020, just 15% said this of Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About three-quarters of Democrats (76%) say they like how Biden is conducting himself in office. Last year, just 31% of Republicans said they liked Trump\u2019s conduct (half said they had mixed feelings about Trump\u2019s conduct).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while Democrats were overwhelmingly critical of Trump\u2019s conduct in 2020 (85% said they did not like the way he conducted himself in office), a smaller majority of Republicans (59%) says this of Biden today (30% say they have mixed feelings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bidens-impact-on-the-tone-of-political-debate-in-the-u-s&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\" id=\"bidens-impact-on-the-tone-of-political-debate-in-the-u-s\">Biden\u2019s impact on the tone of political debate in the U.S.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approaching the 100-day mark of his presidency, 44% of the public says that Biden has changed the tone and nature of political debate in the United States \u201cfor the better.\u201d Fewer (29%) say he has changed political discourse for the worse, while 27% say he has not changed the tone of political debate much either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About seven-in-ten Democrats (73%) say that Biden has changed the tone and nature of debate for the better. A quarter of Democrats say Biden has not affected the tone of political debate much, while only 3% said he has made it worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views among Republicans are far more negative: About six-in-ten (62%) say that Biden has made political debate worse in the country, while 11% said he has made it better and 27% say he has not changed debate much either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-05-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59252\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe7db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe7db;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-05.png?resize=480,434 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-05.png?resize=782,708 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-05.png?resize=840,760 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"380\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows more Americans say Biden has changed the tone of political debate for the better than for the worse\" class=\"wp-image-59252 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views among Republican differ by ideology: About seven-in-ten conservative Republicans (72%) say Biden has changed the tone of debate for the worse, while moderate and liberal Republicans are more divided on this question: 43% say Biden has changed the tone of debate for the worse, 34% say he has not changed debate much, while 21% say he has changed it for the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, views of Biden\u2019s impact on the tone and nature are more positive than they were for Trump during the final year of his presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2020, a majority of the public (55%) believed that Trump had changed the tone and nature of political debate in the country for the worse. Just 29% say that about Biden\u2019s impact on debate today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-06-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59256\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae6da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae6da;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-06.png?resize=480,740 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-06.png?resize=620,956 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"478\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-06.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Biden\u2019s effect on tone of political debate is viewed much more positively than Trump\u2019s impact in 2020\" class=\"wp-image-59256 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most members of the president\u2019s party express positive views of how their leader has changed political debate in the country, the share of Democrats (73%) who now say that Biden has changed public debate for the better is substantially greater than the share of Republicans (50%) who said Trump had a positive impact on debate last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans have more positive views of Biden\u2019s effect on the tone of national political debate than Democrats had of Trump last year. In 2020, about eight-in-ten Democrats (83%) said that Trump made the tone of political debate worse; today, 62% of Republicans say this about Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;public-views-of-ethical-standards-of-the-biden-administration&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\" id=\"public-views-of-ethical-standards-of-the-biden-administration\">Public views of ethical standards of the Biden administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of Americans (52%) say top officials in the Biden administration have excellent (16%) or good (36%) ethical standards, while 47% say their ethics are only fair (22%) or poor (25%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-07-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59260\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eceae2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eceae2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-07.png?resize=480,326 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-07.png?resize=782,531 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-07.png?resize=840,570 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"285\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-07.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Republicans, Democrats offer starkly different evaluations of Biden officials\u2019 ethical standards\" class=\"wp-image-59260 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partisans have very different views of the ethical standards of Biden administration officials. About eight-in-ten Democrats and independents who lean toward the Democratic Party (83%) say top Biden administration officials have excellent (28%) or good (54%) ethical standards, while a similar share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (85%) say these officials have poor (55%) or fair (29%) standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;about-half-of-americans-approve-of-democratic-congressional-leaders-performance-while-32-approve-of-gop-leaders&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-prc-block-chapter\" id=\"about-half-of-americans-approve-of-democratic-congressional-leaders-performance-while-32-approve-of-gop-leaders\">About half of Americans approve of Democratic congressional leaders\u2019 performance, while 32% approve of GOP leaders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/04\/15\/views-of-biden-the-administration-and-congressional-leaders\/pp_2021-04-15_biden-100-days_01-08-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59263\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2efe7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2efe7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-08.png?resize=480,711 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-08.png?resize=620,918 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"459\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/PP_2021.04.15_biden-100-days_01-08.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Democratic congressional leader approval higher than GOP counterparts\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-59263 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half of Americans say they approve of the job Democratic leaders are doing today, while about a third (32%) say the same about Republican congressional leaders. 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