UPDATED Oct. 30, 2021, at 10:46 AM

How unpopular is Joe Biden?

How unpopular
is Joe Biden?

An updating calculation of the president's approval rating, accounting for each poll's quality, recency, sample size and partisan lean. How this works »

Jan. 23, 2021Jan. 27Jan. 31Feb. 4Feb. 8Feb. 12Feb. 16Feb. 20Feb. 24Feb. 28March 4March 8March 12March 16March 20March 24March 28April 1April 5April 9April 13April 17April 21April 25April 29May 3May 7May 11May 15May 19May 23May 27May 31June 4June 8June 12June 16June 20June 24June 28July 2July 6July 10July 14July 18July 22July 26July 30Aug. 3Aug. 7Aug. 11Aug. 15Aug. 19Aug. 23Aug. 27Aug. 31Sept. 4Sept. 8Sept. 12Sept. 16Sept. 20Sept. 24Sept. 28Oct. 2Oct. 6Oct. 10Oct. 14Oct. 18Oct. 22Oct. 26Oct. 3020304050607080%DAY 28443.0%Approve43.0%Approve51.0%Disapprove51.0%Disapprove
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PROJECTION

90% OF POLLS PROJECTED TO FALL IN THIS RANGE

DATES
POLLSTER
GRADESAMPLE
WEIGHT
APPROVE
APPROVE
DISAPPROVE
DISAPPROVE
ADJUSTEDADJUSTED NET APPROVAL
Oct. 27-28
10/27-28
Ipsos
B-
1,005A
0.86
44%
51%
43%
52%
-9
Oct. 26-28
10/26-28
Rasmussen Reports/Pulse Opinion Research
B
1,500LV
1.30
42%
57%
44%
51%
-6
Oct. 25-27
10/25-27
RMG Research
B-
1,200RV
0.85
43%
53%
42%
54%
-12
Oct. 24-26
10/24-26
YouGov
B+
1,500A
1.12
43%
49%
44%
50%
-5
Oct. 20-26
10/20-26
Morning Consult
B
15,000A
1.75
45%
48%
43%
51%
-8
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Key

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A = ALL ADULTS

RV = REGISTERED VOTERS

V = VOTERS

LV = LIKELY VOTERS

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How Biden compares with past presidents

Donald Trump2017-2021
1 year234205080%
Barack Obama2009-17
1 year234205080%
George W. Bush2001-09
1 year234205080%
Bill Clinton1993-2001
1 year234205080%
George H.W. Bush1989-93
1 year234205080%
Ronald Reagan1981-89
1 year234205080%
Jimmy Carter1977-81
1 year234205080%
Gerald Ford1974-77
1 year234205080%
Richard Nixon1969-74
1 year234205080%
Lyndon B. Johnson1963-69
1 year234205080%
John F. Kennedy1961-63
1 year234205080%
Dwight D. Eisenhower1953-61
1 year234205080%
Harry S. Truman1945-53
1 year234205080%

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