In this poll, 41% of Americans approve of the president’s job. It is the first time it has exceeded 40% since the beginning of June. In four weekly polls in May, June and July, Biden’s approval rating fell as low as 36%.
US President Joe Biden’s approval rating rose this week to its highest since early June after a string of legislative victories for the Democratic Party, according to a Reuters and Ipsos poll.
In this poll, 41% of Americans approve of the president’s job. It is the first time it has exceeded 40% since the beginning of June. In four weekly polls in May, June and July, Biden’s approval rating fell as low as 36%. His predecessor, Donald Trump, had an even lower rate of 33% in December 2017.
In four of the past five weeks, Biden’s approval ratings have risen as Congress passed bills to address climate change, lower drug prices and make the U.S. more competitive in science and technology against China.
Democrats are expected to lose control of the House of Representatives in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, but have a chance to retain control of the Senate. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said this week that Republicans have only a 50 percent chance of regaining control of the Senate. Even if they only control the House, Republicans will be able to block bills and launch potentially politically damaging investigations of Democrats.
According to the poll, 78% of Democrats approve of Biden’s job (up from 69% in early July). Only 12% of Republicans share the same view, a percentage that has remained nearly constant in recent weeks.
Biden’s approval rating has fallen below 50% since last August as Americans grapple with inflation and an economy slowly recovering from the pandemic. Inflation is showing signs of easing, however, and the price of gasoline fell after hitting an all-time high.
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