Biden just got the worst news ever!
President Joe Biden’s current approval ratings reflect a notable decline, placing him beneath the approval levels observed at the equivalent juncture for the last four presidents who faced unsuccessful reelection bids, as evidenced by recent polling data.
Throughout the ongoing 2024 campaign, Biden’s standing among voters has emerged as a prominent topic of discussion. His approval percentage has consistently hovered in the low 40s for the majority of his term, reaching its zenith at 53.1 percent when he assumed office in January 2021 and hitting its nadir at 38.2 percent in July 2022, as reported by the poll aggregator FiveThirtyEight.
A survey conducted by the American Research Group from December 17-20 indicated that 37 percent of Americans approve of Biden’s presidential performance, while 57 percent express disapproval. This poll, encompassing 1,100 adults in the continental U.S., carries a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
However, when assessing the amalgamated results of current polls, Biden’s approval rating slightly rises to 39.3 percent.
Comparatively gauging Biden’s popularity against previous incumbents who faced electoral setbacks, his approval rating trails behind those of Donald Trump, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, and Gerald Ford at the corresponding points in their presidencies.
On the 1,074th day of Trump’s presidency, his approval rating stood at 42.5 percent, exceeding Biden’s current 39.3 percent. Trump eventually lost the 2020 election to Biden.
The prospective 2024 rematch between Trump and Biden looms, with Biden as the Democratic incumbent and Trump leading the race for the Republican nomination.
Former Republican President George H.W. Bush enjoyed a 51.8 percent approval rating on his 1,074th day in office, outpacing Biden by 12.5 points. Despite this, Bush faced defeat in the 1992 election against Democrat Bill Clinton.
Biden’s current approval rating lags by approximately 10 points behind the equivalent point in the presidency of former Democratic President Jimmy Carter. On the 1,074th day of Carter’s administration, he held a 49.2 percent approval rating, succumbing to defeat in the 1980 election against Republican Ronald Reagan.
While former Republican President Gerald Ford lost the 1976 election to Carter, his circumstances differed. Ford, assuming office in 1974 following Richard Nixon’s resignation amid the Watergate scandal, served for only 895 days. On his 855th day, Ford had a 44.5 percent approval rating, compared to Biden’s 41 percent at the same juncture.