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 6 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]

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January

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

February

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Global Strategy Group /GBAOJanuary 27 – February 1, 202153%39%8%1,005Registered voters [24]
AP/NORC (for Associated Press )January 28 – February 1, 202161%38%1%1,055online/phoneAll adults [25]

March

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Marist College March 3–8, 202149%42%10%1,227phoneAll adults [26]
YouGov (for The Economist )March 13–17, 202153%37%9%1,500onlineAll adults [27]

April

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
ABC News/The Washington Post April 18–21, 202152%42%6%1,007phoneAll adults [28]

May

June

July

August

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Harris Interactive (for The Hill )August 4–5, 202155%40%5%1,103onlineRegistered voters [29]
Fox News August 7–10, 202153%46%2%1,002phoneRegistered voters [30]
Marist College August 26–31, 202143%51%7%1,241phoneAll adults [31]

September

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Investor's Business Daily /TIPPSeptember 1–3, 202144%43%12%1,305online/phoneAll adults [32]
Fox News September 12–15, 202150%49%1%1,002phoneRegistered voters [33]
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 202145%54%0%1,500IVR/onlineLikely voters [34]

October

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Investor's Business Daily /TIPPSeptember 29 – October 2, 202144%40%16%1,308online/phoneAll adults [35]
Rasmussen Reports October 4, 202143%56%1%1,500IVR/onlineLikely voters [36]
Trafalgar Group October 4–6, 202140%56%4%1,087IVR/onlineLikely voters [37]
Gallup October 1–19, 202142%52%6%823phoneAll adults [38] [39]
Investor's Business Daily /TIPPOctober 27–29, 202140%45%15%1,306online/phoneAll adults [40]

November

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Emerson College November 3–4, 202141%52%8%1,000IVR/onlineRegistered voters [41]
Suffolk University (for USA Today )November 3–5, 202138%59%3%1,000phoneRegistered voters [42]
YouGov (for The Economist )November 6–9, 202142%48%10%1,500onlineAll adults [43]
Quinnipiac University November 11–15, 202136%53%10%1,387phoneAll adults [44]
Fox News November 14–17, 202144%54%2%1,003phoneRegistered voters [45]
YouGov (for The Economist )November 20–23, 202141%49%10%1,500onlineAll adults [46]
Trafalgar Group November 26–29, 202136.3%59.1%4.6%1,082IVR/onlineLikely voters [47]

December

Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling methodSegment polledSource(s)
Ipsos December 1–2, 202146%49%5%1,005IVR/onlineAll adults
CNBC December 1–4, 202141%50%9%800phoneAll adults [42]
Fox News December 11–14, 202147%51%2%1,002phoneRegistered voters [48]

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