Rasmussen notes: "The latest figures include 26% who Strongly Approve of the job Biden is doing and 42% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -16.
"Daily tracking results are collected via telephone surveys of 500 likely voters per night and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. To reach those who have abandoned traditional landline telephones, Rasmussen Reports uses an online survey tool to interview randomly selected participants from a demographically diverse panel. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 1,500 Likely Voters is +/- 2.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Results are also compiled on a full-week basis and crosstabs for full-week results are available for Platinum Members."
Biden has been in the high 40s and low 50s during much of his presidency so far in the survey. He hit his prior low of 47% in late March, and seldom thereafter, but was at 51% as recently as last week. Nevertheless, new bad news about the coronavirus, and the administration’s aggressive campaign on vaccination, as well as inflation fears, could be taking a toll.
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In a Gallup poll released Friday, Biden has an endorsement rating of 50%, down from 56% in June and 57% in April. The poll was carried July 6-21 with a sample size of 1,007 adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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The poll found 12% of Republicans, 90% of Democrats and 48% of independents approve of Biden's job as president, showing “extreme party polarization,” Gallup researchers wrote.
Biden’s average during his second quarter in office from April 20 to July 19 was 53.3%, which is related to past presidents. Donald Trump’s second-quarter average was 38.%, Bill Clinton’s average was 44% and George W. Bush’s average was 55.8%. Barack Obama had an average of 62%, the highest second-quarter average among presidents during the past three decades.
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Biden’s reduction of 3 percentage points between the first and second quarters of his presidency is similar to that of George W. Bush and Trump, while Obama’s average rating only fell 1 point. Meanwhile, Clinton’s approval rating moved 11 points between the first and second quarters in office.
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“Biden’s approval rating is showing the first signs of meaningful decline,” Gallup researchers wrote. “If the lower ratings persist, it could indicate his “honeymoon” period is over. Because Republicans have been unlikely to support him from the beginning of his presidency, changes in his approval are likely to come from Democrats’ and independents’ evaluations of him.”
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