The dismal numbers for Biden came just as new inflation figures showed that prices rose 7% in December over one year ago, the highest level in 40 years.
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Meanwhile, 45% said they wanted Republicans to take back the Senate and 41% said they wanted Democrats to maintain control. Only 26% of respondents approved of Republicans' job in Congress and 30% approved of Democrats' job.Īnd as midterm season fires up and Republicans boast of plans to take back Congress, public opinion appears to be on their side, at least by a small margin.įorty-three percent of respondents said they want to see the GOP take back the House, while 42% said they want Democrats to retain power in the lower chamber. The president received his highest marks on handling the coronavirus pandemic where 39% approved and 55% disapproved.īut lawmakers in Congress had even lower approval than the president. They were none too happy with his job on foreign policy either, according to the poll, where 35% approved and 54% disapproved. Notably, young people were the hardest on the president - only 24% of 18- to 34-year-olds approved of Biden's job as president, while 43% of those over 65 felt the same.Īmericans were least happy with Biden's handling of the economy, where 34% approved and 57% disapproved. 40%.īlack Americans were most likely to approve of Biden's handling of the presidency - 57% of them did.
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Women were far more likely to approve of Biden than men - 26% vs. Though Trump made significant in-roads with Latinos in the 2020 election, a safe 70% still went for Biden. Among Independents, Biden's approval is at just 25 percent, with 57 per cent disapproval.īut Biden's most let-down demographic seems to be Hispanics - only 28% of Hispanics approve of the job Biden is doing as president.