Gallup | by by Megan Brenan | February 28, 2023
Biden Job Approval at 42%; Below 40% on Four Issues:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/471206/...ur-issues.aspx
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Partisans’ Approval Ratings Remain Sharply Polarized
Biden's approval ratings for his handling of the seven issues are politically polarized, much like his overall job rating. Solid majorities of Democrats approve of the job Biden is doing overall and on all of the issues measured, ranging from 62% on immigration to 85% on the coronavirus.
Biden’s only majority-level approval from independents is for his handling of the coronavirus response, while Ukraine is the only other issue above 40% for this group.
No more than 20% of Republicans approve of Biden’s handling of his job as president and on the issues. Biden earns the highest approval from Republicans for his handling of the situation in Ukraine and the pandemic response.
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The article contains a bar chart showing the following data:
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President Joe Biden's Job Approval Ratings, by Party Identification
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling each?
% Approve
Democrat Independent Republican
Overall job 80 40 6
Response to the coronavirus 85 55 18
Situation in Ukraine 79 43 20
Foreign affairs 75 39 7
Economy 74 29 2
Relations with Russia 66 35 7
Relations with China 64 29 3
Immigration 62 31 6
Feb. 1-23, 2023
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Gallup has Biden's approval rating at 42%. But they also emphasize how polarized Democrats and Republicans have become.
Because Democrats and Republicans are so polarized, a quick (ballpark) way to measure how Biden is really polling on each of the categories might be to throw out Democrats and Republicans - and just look at his polling among Independents.
Here's what that looks like:
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Overall job 40
Response to the coronavirus 55
Situation in Ukraine 43
Foreign affairs 39
Economy 29
Relations with Russia 35
Relations with China 29
Immigration 31
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Total 301
Avg 301/8 = 38
Imo, Probably close to reality.
And nowhere close to the glowing reviews on the White House site.
-jp
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