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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.

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]

Joe Biden presidential approval rating from Gallup for 2021
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January

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Harris Interactive (for The Hill) January 28–29, 2021 61% 39% 0% 945 online Registered voters [9]
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP January 27–29, 2021 53% 29% 24% 1,261 online/phone All adults [10]
Marist College January 24–27, 2021 49% 35% 16% 1,313 phone All adults [11]
Rasmussen Reports January 24–26, 2021 48% 48% 4% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters [12]
YouGov (for The Economist) January 24–26, 2021 51% 33% 16% 1,500 online All adults [13]
Echelon Insights January 20–26, 2021 55% 33% 12% 1,006 Registered voters [14]
Data for Progress January 22–25, 2021 57% 36% 7% 1,164 online Likely voters [15]
Morning Consult (for Politico) January 22–25, 2021 59% 32% 9% 1,990 online Registered voters [16]
Rasmussen Reports January 21–25, 2021 48% 47% 5% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters [12]
Morning Consult January 22–24, 2021 53% 29% 18% 15,000 online All adults [17]
Monmouth University January 21–24, 2021 54% 30% 16% 809 phone All adults [18]
RMG Research (for Just the News) January 21–23, 2021 58% 32% 11% 1,200 IVR/online Registered voters [19]
Harris Interactive (for The Hill) January 21–22, 2021 63% 37% 0% 941 online Registered voters [20]
Morning Consult January 20–21, 2021 56% 31% 13% 1,993 online Registered voters [21]
Ipsos (for Reuters) January 20–21, 2021 55% 32% 13% 1,115 online All adults [22]
57% 32% 11% 1,115 Registered voters
Rasmussen Reports January 22, 2021 48% 45% 7% N/A IVR/online Likely voters [12]
YouGov (for Yahoo! News) January 20–21, 2021 45% 28% 26% 1,516 online All adults [23]
Morning Consult January 19–21, 2021 50% 28% 22% 15,000 online All adults [17]

February

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Global Strategy Group/GBAO January 27 – February 1, 2021 53% 39% 8% 1,005 Registered voters [24]
AP/NORC (for Associated Press) January 28 – February 1, 2021 61% 38% 1% 1,055 online/phone All adults [25]

March

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Marist College March 3–8, 2021 49% 42% 10% 1,227 phone All adults [26]
YouGov (for The Economist) March 13–17, 2021 53% 37% 9% 1,500 online All adults [27]

April

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
ABC News/The Washington Post April 18–21, 2021 52% 42% 6% 1,007 phone All adults [28]

May

June

July

August

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Harris Interactive (for The Hill) August 4–5, 2021 55% 40% 5% 1,103 online Registered voters [29]
Fox News August 7–10, 2021 53% 46% 2% 1,002 phone Registered voters [30]
Marist College August 26–31, 2021 43% 51% 7% 1,241 phone All adults [31]

September

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP September 1–3, 2021 44% 43% 12% 1,305 online/phone All adults [32]
Fox News September 12–15, 2021 50% 49% 1% 1,002 phone Registered voters [33]
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2021 45% 54% 0% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters [34]

October

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP September 29 – October 2, 2021 44% 40% 16% 1,308 online/phone All adults [35]
Rasmussen Reports October 4, 2021 43% 56% 1% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters [36]
Trafalgar Group October 4–6, 2021 40% 56% 4% 1,087 IVR/online Likely voters [37]
Gallup October 1–19, 2021 42% 52% 6% 823 phone All adults [38][39]
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP October 27–29, 2021 40% 45% 15% 1,306 online/phone All adults [40]

November

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Emerson College November 3–4, 2021 41% 52% 8% 1,000 IVR/online Registered voters [41]
Suffolk University (for USA Today) November 3–5, 2021 38% 59% 3% 1,000 phone Registered voters [42]
YouGov (for The Economist) November 6–9, 2021 42% 48% 10% 1,500 online All adults [43]
Quinnipiac University November 11–15, 2021 36% 53% 10% 1,387 phone All adults [44]
Fox News November 14–17, 2021 44% 54% 2% 1,003 phone Registered voters [45]
YouGov (for The Economist) November 20–23, 2021 41% 49% 10% 1,500 online All adults [46]
Trafalgar Group November 26–29, 2021 36.3% 59.1% 4.6% 1,082 IVR/online Likely voters [47]

December

Polling group Date Approve Disapprove Unsure Sample size Polling method Segment polled Source(s)
Ipsos December 1–2, 2021 46% 49% 5% 1,005 IVR/online All adults
CNBC December 1–4, 2021 41% 50% 9% 800 phone All adults [42]
Fox News December 11–14, 2021 47% 51% 2% 1,002 phone Registered voters [48]

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