Joe Biden’s Approval Ratings Hit Historic Low in Recent Poll
Additionally, in an ABC News and Washington Post poll ahead of the Iowa caucuses, President Joe Biden suffered a major defeat as his approval rating reached its lowest point ever thus being lower than any president witnessed over last 15 years.The poll, which took place on January 4-9 of this year, brings to light some aspects of the public opinion about Biden’s measure and its approval rate that decreased since his inauguration in 2021.
Deteriorating Approval Ratings
The survey revealed that only 33 percent of Americans support President Joe Biden’s performance, which is starkly different from his April 2021 approval rating of about 52 percent right after he was sworn into office. The trend declined further to 37% for the year 2021, 36 % in the following year and was as low a figure at present with only around thirty-three percent
Sharp Decline in Strong Approval
More critically for the Joe Biden administration, however, is a dramatic drop in strong approval where only 11 percent rate him strongly here. This number is also in stark contrast to the 41 percent who strongly disapprove of it, showing a major divide between public opinions.
Issue-Specific Concerns
When it concerns individual issues, the approval rating of Biden drops significantly. Finally, just 18 percent consider him to have addressed the southern border crisis well and only a slight majority of merely Significantly, Biden continues to argue that there is no crisis on the southern border despite reality showing otherwise.
Concerns Beyond Policy
Beyond the issue of policy, respondents had concerns about Joe Biden. More than half of the surveyed mentioned not seeing him as an honest and reliable person. In addition to that, the strengths of concern related indeed to 28 percent of respondents from questioning his mental acuity and physical condition.
Partisan Divide and Nomination Satisfaction
The survey also revealed a notable partisan gap, as only 57 percent of Democrats were satisfied with Biden’s choice. Conversely, 72% of Republicans shared such attitudes towards former President Donald Trump. This divergence illustrates the difficulty of getting a unified support from within Democrats.
Methodology and Demographic Snapshot
The survey was conducted in English and Spanish, representing responses by 2,228 adult Americans. The respondents were 25 percent Republicans, 21 Democrats and independents at the rate of 40 percentwith others left unaffiliated. This is reinforced even further by the survey period as it reflects on what people feel at a very important time in terms of politics.
The findings of the above poll complicate matters for the Joe Biden administration that should focus on addressing both policy issues and attitudes toward, at least not so unfavorable as before towards President himself to regain public trust.
