2021 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration

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This is a list of opinion polls taken on the presidency of Joe Biden in 2021. To navigate between years, see opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration. For 2022 opinion polling, see 2022 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration.

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

Job approval ratings

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

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Joe Biden presidential approval rating Gallup 2021 through September
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January

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Harris Interactive (for The Hill )January 28–29, 202161%39%0%945online [9]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Investor's Business Daily /TIPPJanuary 27–29, 202153%29%24%1,261online/phone [10]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Marist College January 24–27, 202149%35%16%1,313phone [11]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 24–26, 202148%48%4%1,500IVR/online [12]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist )January 24–26, 202151%33%16%1,500online [13]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Echelon InsightsJanuary 20–26, 202155%33%12%1,006 [14]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Data for Progress January 22–25, 202157%36%7%1,164online [15]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Morning Consult (for Politico )January 22–25, 202159%32%9%1,990online [16]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 21–25, 202148%47%5%1,500IVR/online [12]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Morning Consult January 22–24, 202153%29%18%15,000online [17]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Monmouth University January 21–24, 202154%30%16%809phone [18]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters RMG Research (for Just the News)January 21–23, 202158%32%11%1,200IVR/online [19]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Harris Interactive (for The Hill )January 21–22, 202163%37%0%941online [20]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Morning Consult January 20–21, 202156%31%13%1,993online [21]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Ipsos (for Reuters )January 20–21, 202155%32%13%1,115online [22]
Registered voters 57%32%11%1,115
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports January 22, 202148%45%7%N/AIVR/online [12]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults YouGov (for Yahoo! News )January 20–21, 202145%28%26%1,516online [23]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Morning Consult January 19–21, 202150%28%22%15,000online [17]

February

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Global Strategy Group /GBAOJanuary 27 – February 1, 202153%39%8%1,005 [24]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults AP/NORC (for Associated Press )January 28 – February 1, 202161%38%1%1,055online/phone [25]

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March

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Marist College March 3–8, 202149%42%10%1,227phone [26]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist )March 13–17, 202153%37%9%1,500online [27]

April

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults ABC News/The Washington Post April 18–21, 202152%42%6%1,007phone [28]

May

June

July

August

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Harris Interactive (for The Hill )August 4–5, 202155%40%5%1,103online [29]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Fox News August 7–10, 202153%46%2%1,002phone [30]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Marist College August 26–31, 202143%51%7%1,241phone [31]

September

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Investor's Business Daily /TIPPSeptember 1–3, 202144%43%12%1,305online/phone [32]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Fox News September 12–15, 202150%49%1%1,002phone [33]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports September 23, 202145%54%0%1,500IVR/online [34]

October

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Investor's Business Daily /TIPPSeptember 29 – October 2, 202144%40%16%1,308online/phone [35]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Rasmussen Reports October 4, 202143%56%1%1,500IVR/online [36]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Trafalgar Group October 4–6, 202140%56%4%1,087IVR/online [37]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Gallup October 1–19, 202142%52%6%823phone [38] [39]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Investor's Business Daily /TIPPOctober 27–29, 202140%45%15%1,306online/phone [40]

November

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Emerson College November 3–4, 202141%52%8%1,000IVR/online [41]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Suffolk University (for USA Today )November 3–5, 202138%59%3%1,000phone [42]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist )November 6–9, 202142%48%10%1,500online [43]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults Quinnipiac University November 11–15, 202136%53%10%1,387phone [44]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Fox News November 14–17, 202144%54%2%1,003phone [45]
Flag of the United States.svg United States All adults YouGov (for The Economist )November 20–23, 202141%49%10%1,500online [46]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Likely voters Trafalgar Group November 26–29, 202136.3%59.1%4.6%1,082IVR/online [47]

December

Area polledSegment polledPolling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSource(s)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Adults Ipsos December 1–2, 202146%49%5%1,005IVR/online
Flag of the United States.svg United States Adults CNBC December 1–4, 202141%50%9%800phone [42]
Flag of the United States.svg United States Registered voters Fox News December 11–14, 202147%51%2%1,002phone [48]

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