UPDATED Oct. 29, 2021, at 1:50 PM

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, 2021Feb. 1Feb. 10Feb. 19Feb. 28March 9March 18March 27April 5April 14April 23May 2May 11May 20May 29June 7June 16June 25July 4July 13July 22July 31Aug. 9Aug. 18Aug. 27Sept. 5Sept. 14Sept. 23Oct. 2Oct. 11Oct. 20Oct. 2920304050607080%DAY 28343.1%Approve43.1%Approve50.8%Disapprove50.8%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. 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
Oct. 22-25
10/22-25
Global Strategy Group/GBAO (Navigator Research)
B/C
1,001RV
0.93
43%
53%
42%
52%
-10
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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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