2021 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration

This is a list of opinion polls taken on the presidency of Joe Biden in 2021.

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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 31-year high,[5][6] negatively affected his approval rating.[7][8]

Job approval ratings
See also: United States presidential approval rating

The graph below shows the average of the aggregate polls listed below.

Aggregate polls

Poll numbers verified as of November 27, 2021.

Aggregator Segment polled Approve Disapprove
FiveThirtyEight[9] All polls 42.9% 51.8%
RealClearPolitics[10] All polls 41.6% 53.1%

  majority approve   plurality approve   majority disapprove   plurality disapprove

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 [11]
United States All adults Investor's Business Daily/TIPP January 27–29, 2021 53% 29% 24% 1,261 online/phone [12]
United States All adults Marist College January 24–27, 2021 49% 35% 16% 1,313 phone [13]
United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 24–26, 2021 48% 48% 4% 1,500 IVR/online [14]
United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist) January 24–26, 2021 51% 33% 16% 1,500 online [15]
United States Registered voters Echelon Insights January 20–26, 2021 55% 33% 12% 1,006 [16]
United States Likely voters Data for Progress January 22–25, 2021 57% 36% 7% 1,164 online [17]
United States Registered voters Morning Consult (for Politico) January 22–25, 2021 59% 32% 9% 1,990 online [18]
United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 21–25, 2021 48% 47% 5% 1,500 IVR/online [14]
United States All adults Morning Consult January 22–24, 2021 53% 29% 18% 15,000 online [19]
United States All adults Monmouth University January 21–24, 2021 54% 30% 16% 809 phone [20]
United States Registered voters RMG Research (for Just the News) January 21–23, 2021 58% 32% 11% 1,200 IVR/online [21]
United States Registered voters Harris Interactive (for The Hill) January 21–22, 2021 63% 37% 0% 941 online [22]
United States Registered voters Morning Consult January 20–21, 2021 56% 31% 13% 1,993 online [23]
United States All adults Ipsos (for Reuters) January 20–21, 2021 55% 32% 13% 1,115 online [24]
Registered voters 57% 32% 11% 1,115
United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 22, 2021 48% 45% 7% N/A IVR/online [14]
United States All adults YouGov (for Yahoo! News) January 20–21, 2021 45% 28% 26% 1,516 online [25]
United States All adults Morning Consult January 19–21, 2021 50% 28% 22% 15,000 online [19]

February
Area polled Segment polled Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Source(s)
United States Registered voters Global Strategy Group/GBAO January 27 – February 1, 2021 53% 39% 8% 1,005 [26]
United States All adults AP/NORC (for Associated Press) January 28 – February 1, 2021 61% 38% 1% 1,055 online/phone [27]

  majority approve   plurality approve   majority disapprove   plurality disapprove

March
Area polled Segment polled Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Source(s)
United States All adults Marist College March 3–8, 2021 49% 42% 10% 1,227 phone [28]
United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist) March 13–17, 2021 53% 37% 9% 1,500 online [29]

August
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) August 4–5, 2021 55% 40% 5% 1,103 online [30]
United States Registered voters Fox News August 7–10, 2021 53% 46% 2% 1,002 phone [31]
United States All adults Marist College August 26–31, 2021 43% 51% 7% 1,241 phone [32]

September
Area polled Segment polled Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Source(s)
United States All adults Investor's Business Daily/TIPP September 1–3, 2021 44% 43% 12% 1,305 online/phone [33]
United States Registered voters Fox News September 12–15, 2021 50% 49% 1% 1,002 phone [34]
United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2021 45% 54% 0% 1,500 IVR/online [35]

October
Area polled Segment polled Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Source(s)
United States All adults Investor's Business Daily/TIPP September 29 – October 2, 2021 44% 40% 16% 1,308 online/phone [36]
United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports October 4, 2021 43% 56% 1% 1,500 IVR/online [37]
United States Likely voters Trafalgar Group October 4–6, 2021 40% 56% 4% 1,087 IVR/online [38]
United States All adults Gallup October 1–19, 2021 42% 52% 6% 823 phone [39][40]

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]

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