President Joe Biden’s approval rating has remained low, with only 44% of people approving of his job performance and 56% disapproving, according to the latest Fox News national survey. While some groups, such as women, voters aged 45 and older, suburban voters, rural voters, and Democrats, have given the president a low approval rating, independents have improved from his low of 26% last August.
Biden’s handling of national security, foreign policy, border security, and the economy has received disapproval ratings of 53%, 54%, 60%, and 64%, respectively.
Takeaways:
Joe Biden’s approval rating remains low with only 44% approving of his job performance.
Independents have improved from Biden’s low of 26% last August, with a current approval rating of 35%.
Biden’s handling of national security, foreign policy, border security, and the economy has received disapproval ratings of 53%, 54%, 60%, and 64%, respectively.
Policies such as the executive order requiring criminal background checks on gun buyers and the Willow Project, an oil drilling plan in northern Alaska, have the approval of a majority of voters, including Democrats, independents, and Republicans.
The Fox News poll surveyed 1,007 registered voters nationwide and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Commentary:
President Joe Biden’s approval rating has continued to remain low, with many Americans disapproving of his handling of important issues such as national security and the economy.
While the president has implemented policies that have received broad support from voters, such as the executive order requiring criminal background checks on gun buyers and the Willow Project, more work needs to be done to improve his approval rating. As we approach the midterms, it will be interesting to see how this rating affects the outcome of the election.