Biden leaves office with higher approval rating than Trump after first term, new poll shows
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Outgoing president’s final approval rating stands at 36 percent, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. President Joe Biden is leaving office with a slightly higher approval rating than Donald Trump after his first term, a new poll shows. However, Biden’s four years in office are regarded by Americans more as a failure (61 percent) than a success (38 percent), the poll found.
Comparatively, 65 percent of Americans viewed Barack Obama’s presidency as a success in early 2017 while 68 percent viewed Bill Clinton’s a success. Biden is, however, doing better than George W. Bush whose presidency was viewed as a failure by 68 percent of Americans when he left office in 2009, according to CNN.
When it comes to his performance on immigration, 31 percent of adults in the U.S. said they approved of the way Biden handled the issue. Only 33 percent approve of the way Biden dealt with the economy in what has been a difficult few years as families struggled to afford groceries and saw their household bills increase significantly.
Biden performed better on key issues of protecting American democracy (46 percent) and environmental policy (44 percent.) On health care policies, 43 percent approved of how Biden performed during his term, and 32 percent approve of his handling of foreign affairs.
