Biden Hits All-Time Rock Bottom in New Poll While Trump Continues Upward Climb
A recent Marquette Law School Poll shows a notable shift in public approval ratings for President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. Trump has seen a rise in approval, with 53% of respondents approving of his frist term, compared to 47% who disapprove, yielding a net positive of 6%. This is a reversal from May when Trump had a net negative rating. In stark contrast,Biden’s approval ratings have plummeted to 34%,with 66% disapproving,resulting in a net negative of 32%.This downward trend for Biden has been consistent since July 2021 when his approval was at 58%.
Among the public’s perception of individual figures,Trump continues to fare better than both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.While 49% view Trump favorably, Biden only garners a 37% favorable rating. The poll highlights significant disapproval regarding Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, with only 29% in favor of that decision. The survey was conducted from December 2-11, 2024, among 1,063 adults nationwide, with a margin of error of ±3.6 percentage points.
President-elect Donald Trump received positive approval numbers in a new poll released Wednesday, while President Joe Biden’s numbers have hit an all-time low.
The Marquette Law School Poll national survey found that 53 percent approve of how Trump handled his first term, while 47 percent disapprove, for a net 6 percent positive.
That is up from May of this year when those numbers were flipped: 53 percent disapproved, and 47 percent approved.
Meanwhile, Biden’s approval numbers have been mostly trending downward over the course of his presidency.
In July 2021, 58 percent approved, while 42 percent disapproved for a net 16 percent positive score.
But Marquette’s most recent numbers show the president with a net 32 percent negative: 66 percent disapprove, while just 34 percent approve.
Job approval poll by Marquette
President Biden
• Approve: 34% (-32)
• Disapprove: 66%
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President Trump (first term)
• Approve: 53% (+6)
• Disapprove: 47%#3 (3.0/3.0) | n=1,063 A | 12/2-11 | ±3.6% pic.twitter.com/ytJOlqRpEF
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) December 18, 2024
One of the least popular things Biden has done recently is issue a blanket pardon to his son Hunter Biden covering an 11-year period from Jan. 2014 to Dec. 2024.
Twenty-nine percent of respondents approved of the move, while 71 percent disapproved.
Trump also scored much better than Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in favorability.
Forty-nine percent view him favorably, while 50 percent see him unfavorably, for a net -1 percent. That is up significantly from November 2021 when just 32 percent saw him favorably and 65 percent unfavorably.
Meanwhile, for Biden only 37 percent of respondents view him favorably and 62 percent unfavorably in the latest polling.
And Harris is just slightly better with 41 percent favorably and 57 percent unfavorably.
Among Trump’s cabinet picks, Health and Human Services Department nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has the highest favorable number at 44 percent and 44 percent unfavorable. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has the lowest favorable number at 27 percent, but 37 percent of respondents said they had not heard enough about him yet to answer.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead Health and Human Services, is the best known of the cabinet picks, with 11% not having heard enough about him. His net favorability is at zero, with equal favorable and unfavorable ratings of 44%. #mulawpoll
— MULawPoll (@MULawPoll) December 18, 2024
The Marquette survey was conducted Dec. 2-11, 2024, with 1,063 adults nationwide and a margin of error of +/-3.6 percentage points.
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