This is a list of opinion polls taken on the presidency of Joe Biden in 2021. To navigate between years, see opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration. For 2022 opinion polling, see 2022 opinion polling on the Biden administration.
Biden's average approval rating was generally over 50% in the first 6 months of his presidency. In late July, his approval rating started to decline. With the fall of Kabul in mid-August and a majority of Americans disapproving of Biden's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as the continued rise in COVID-19 cases, his average disapproval rating became higher than his average approval rating in late August. Biden started having an average disapproval rating of over 50% in late October. By then, Afghanistan had largely faded from the news, leading some to believe the COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by the Delta variant, and the polarization regarding measures like vaccine mandates, caused his low approval rating. Others have emphasized that the high inflation, which hit a 39-year high, negatively affected his approval rating.
January Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Harris Interactive (for The Hill) January 28–29, 202161% 39% 0% 945 online Registered voters Investor's Business Daily/TIPP January 27–29, 202153% 29% 24% 1,261 online/phone All adults Marist College January 24–27, 202149% 35% 16% 1,313 phone All adults Rasmussen Reports January 24–26, 202148%48% 4% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters YouGov (for The Economist) January 24–26, 202151% 33% 16% 1,500 online All adults Echelon Insights January 20–26, 202155% 33% 12% 1,006 Registered voters Data for Progress January 22–25, 202157% 36% 7% 1,164 online Likely voters Morning Consult (for Politico) January 22–25, 202159% 32% 9% 1,990 online Registered voters Rasmussen Reports January 21–25, 202148% 47% 5% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters Morning Consult January 22–24, 202153% 29% 18% 15,000 online All adults Monmouth University January 21–24, 202154% 30% 16% 809 phone All adults RMG Research (for Just the News) January 21–23, 202158% 32% 11% 1,200 IVR/online Registered voters Harris Interactive (for The Hill) January 21–22, 202163% 37% 0% 941 online Registered voters Morning Consult January 20–21, 202156% 31% 13% 1,993 online Registered voters Ipsos (for Reuters) January 20–21, 202155% 32% 13% 1,115 online All adults 57% 32% 11% 1,115 Registered votersRasmussen Reports January 22, 202148% 45% 7% N/A IVR/online Likely voters YouGov (for Yahoo! News) January 20–21, 202145% 28% 26% 1,516 online All adults Morning Consult January 19–21, 202150% 28% 22% 15,000 online All adults
February Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Global Strategy Group/GBAOJanuary 27 – February 1, 202153%39%8%1,005 Registered voters AP/NORC (for Associated Press)January 28 – February 1, 202161%38%1%1,055online/phone All adults
March Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Marist CollegeMarch 3–8, 202149%42%10%1,227phone All adults YouGov (for The Economist)March 13–17, 202153%37%9%1,500onlineAll adults
April Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)ABC News/The Washington PostApril 18–21, 202152%42%6%1,007phone All adults
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August Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Harris Interactive (for The Hill)August 4–5, 202155%40%5%1,103onlineRegistered votersFox NewsAugust 7–10, 202153%46%2%1,002phoneRegistered votersMarist CollegeAugust 26–31, 202143%51%7%1,241phoneAll adults
September Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Investor's Business Daily/TIPPSeptember 1–3, 202144%43%12%1,305online/phoneAll adultsFox NewsSeptember 12–15, 202150%49%1%1,002phoneRegistered votersRasmussen Reports September 23, 2021 45%54% 0% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters
October Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Investor's Business Daily/TIPP September 29 – October 2, 2021 44% 40% 16% 1,308 online/phone All adults Rasmussen Reports October 4, 2021 43% 56% 1% 1,500 IVR/online Likely voters Trafalgar GroupOctober 4–6, 202140% 56%4%1,087IVR/onlineLikely votersGallupOctober 1–19, 202142% 52%6%823phoneAll adultsInvestor's Business Daily/TIPPOctober 27–29, 202140%45%15%1,306online/phoneAll adults
November Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Emerson College November 3–4, 2021 41% 52% 8% 1,000 IVR/online Registered voters Suffolk University (for USA Today) November 3–5, 2021 38% 59% 3% 1,000 phone Registered voters YouGov (for The Economist)November 6–9, 202142%48%10%1,500onlineAll adultsQuinnipiac University November 11–15, 2021 36% 53% 10% 1,387 phone All adults Fox NewsNovember 14–17, 2021 44% 54%2%1,003phoneRegistered votersYouGov (for The Economist)November 20–23, 202141%49%10%1,500onlineAll adultsTrafalgar GroupNovember 26–29, 202136.3% 59.1%4.6%1,082IVR/onlineLikely voters
December Polling groupDateApproveDisapproveUnsureSample sizePolling method Segment polled Source(s)Ipsos December 1–2, 2021 46% 49% 5% 1,005 IVR/online All adultsCNBC December 1–4, 2021 41% 50% 9% 800 phone All adults Fox NewsDecember 11–14, 202147% 51%2%1,002phoneRegistered voters
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