March 21, 2024
Biden Overall Job Approval Up
A total of 46% of Americans say they approve of
the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president and 50% say they
disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job according to the latest
survey from the American Research Group. In February, 43% approved of
the way Biden was handling his job as president and 51%
disapproved.
When it comes to Biden's handling of the economy, 43% of Americans approve
and 52% disapprove. In February, 41% approved of the way Biden was
handling the economy and 53% disapproved. Among Americans registered to vote, 46% approve
of the way Biden is handling his job as president and 50% disapprove.
On Biden's handling of the economy, 44% of registered voters approve
and 51% disapprove.
Of the 46% of Americans saying they approve of the way Biden is handling
his job as president, 74% say they expect the national economy will be
better a year from now. Of the 50% saying they disapprove of the way
Biden his handling his job as president, 74% say they expect the
national economy will be worse a year from now.
Of the 46% of Americans saying they approve of the way Biden
is
handling his job as president, 52% say they expect the financial
situations in their households will be better a year from now. Of the
50% saying they disapprove of the way Biden his handling his job as
president, 40% say they expect the financial situations in their
households will be worse a year from now.
The results presented here are based on 1,100
completed interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of
adults March 17 through 20,
2024.
The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus
3 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is
evenly split.
Overall, 46% of Americans say that they approve of
the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president, 50% disapprove,
and 4% are undecided.
Biden job
approval |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Undecided |
|
Mar 2024 |
46% |
50% |
4% |
Feb 2024 |
43% |
51% |
6% |
Jan 2024 |
40% |
54% |
6% |
Dec 2023 |
37% |
57% |
6% |
Nov 2023 |
37% |
57% |
6% |
Oct 2023 |
38% |
56% |
6% |
Sep 2023 |
39% |
56% |
5% |
Aug 2023 |
41% |
54% |
5% |
Jul 2023 |
40% |
56% |
4% |
Jun 2023 |
40% |
54% |
6% |
May 2023 |
41% |
52% |
7% |
Apr 2023 |
43% |
51% |
6% |
Mar 2023 |
46% |
49% |
5% |
Among Republicans (30% of adults registered to
vote in the survey and 27% of all adults in the survey), 7% approve of
the way Biden is handling his job and 88% disapprove. Among Democrats
(32% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 29% of all adults
in the survey), 84% approve and 13% disapprove of the way Biden is
handling his job. Among independents (38% of adults registered to vote
in the survey and 35% of all adults in the survey), 45% approve and 51%
disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job as president.
Overall, 43% of Americans say that they approve of
the way Joe Biden is handling the economy, 52% disapprove, and 5%
are undecided. Among registered voters, 44% approve and 51% disapprove
of the way Biden is handling the economy.
Biden handling
the economy |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Undecided |
|
Mar 2024 |
43% |
52% |
5% |
Feb 2024 |
41% |
53% |
6% |
Jan 2024 |
38% |
57% |
5% |
Dec 2023 |
38% |
56% |
6% |
Nov 2023 |
35% |
60% |
5% |
Oct 2023 |
35% |
59% |
6% |
Sep 2023 |
37% |
59% |
4% |
Aug 2023 |
37% |
58% |
5% |
Jul 2023 |
40% |
56% |
4% |
Jun 2023 |
37% |
56% |
7% |
May 2023 |
39% |
55% |
6% |
Apr 2023 |
42% |
52% |
6% |
Mar 2023 |
45% |
49% |
6% |
Among Republicans, 8% approve of the way Biden is
handling the economy and 89% disapprove. Among Democrats, 80% approve
of the way Biden is handling the economy and 13% disapprove. Among
independents, 42% approve and 54% disapprove of the way Biden is
handling the economy. A total of 34% of Americans say that the national
economy is getting
better, 23% say it is staying the same, and 40% say the national
economy is getting worse.
National economy
|
Getting better
|
Staying the
same
|
Getting worse
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
34% |
23% |
40% |
3% |
Feb 2024 |
32% |
20% |
44% |
4% |
Jan 2024 |
29% |
15% |
52% |
4% |
Dec 2023 |
24% |
16% |
56% |
4% |
Nov 2023 |
22% |
17% |
55% |
6% |
Oct 2023 |
25% |
14% |
55% |
6% |
Sep 2023 |
27% |
16% |
53% |
4% |
Aug 2023 |
29% |
13% |
54% |
4% |
Jul 2023 |
28% |
14% |
54% |
4% |
Jun 2023 |
27% |
15% |
53% |
5% |
May 2023 |
29% |
16% |
50% |
5% |
Apr 2023 |
30% |
15% |
50% |
5% |
Mar 2023 |
33% |
14% |
50% |
3% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling his job, 74% say getting better, 20% say staying the same,
and 4% say getting worse. Of those saying they disapprove of
the way Biden is handling his job, less than 1% say getting
better, 25%
say staying the same, and 74% say getting worse.
A total of 41% of Americans say they believe the
national economy will be better a year from now, 24% say it will be the
same, and 29% say it will be worse.
National economy a year from now
|
Better than
today
|
The same as
today
|
Worse than
today
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
41% |
24% |
29% |
6% |
Feb 2024 |
37% |
25% |
31% |
7% |
Jan 2024 |
35% |
26% |
38% |
1% |
Dec 2023 |
30% |
29% |
40% |
1% |
Nov 2023 |
29% |
28% |
42% |
1% |
Oct 2023 |
32% |
23% |
44% |
1% |
Sep 2023 |
33% |
25% |
41% |
1% |
Aug 2023 |
35% |
24% |
39% |
2% |
Jul 2023 |
32% |
24% |
42% |
2% |
Jun 2023 |
34% |
23% |
41% |
2% |
May 2023 |
33% |
24% |
41% |
2% |
Apr 2023 |
37% |
17% |
44% |
2% |
Mar 2023 |
37% |
18% |
42% |
3% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling
his job, 65% say better, 30% say the same as today, and 4% say
worse
than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is
handling his job as president, 17% say better, 21%
say the
same, and 50%
say worse.
Overall, 40% of Americans say they believe that
the national economy is in a recession, 50% say they do not believe the
economy is in a recession, and 10% are undecided.
National
economy in a recession |
Yes
|
No
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
40% |
50% |
10% |
Feb 2024 |
42% |
47% |
11% |
Jan 2024 |
46% |
41% |
13% |
Dec 2023 |
47% |
39% |
14% |
Nov 2023 |
47% |
38% |
15% |
Oct 2023 |
46% |
41% |
13% |
Sep 2023 |
47% |
39% |
14% |
Aug 2023 |
48% |
39% |
13% |
Jul 2023 |
51% |
38% |
11% |
Jun 2023 |
49% |
37% |
14% |
May 2023 |
47% |
39% |
14% |
Apr 2023 |
45% |
39% |
16% |
Mar 2023 |
43% |
43% |
14% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling his job, 7% say the national economy is in a
recession, 87%
say the national economy is not in a recession, and 6% are undecided.
Of those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job,
71% say the national economy is in a recession, 21% say the
national
economy is not in a recession, and 8% are undecided.
A total of 53% of Americans rate the national
economy as excellent, very good, or good and 46% rate it as bad, very
bad, or terrible.
National economy
|
Excellent
|
Very good
|
Good
|
Bad
|
Very bad
|
Terrible
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
13% |
13% |
27% |
22% |
9% |
15% |
1% |
Feb 2024 |
13% |
11% |
25% |
25% |
9% |
16% |
1% |
Jan 2024 |
10% |
10% |
26% |
35% |
8% |
10% |
1% |
Dec 2023 |
8% |
12% |
27% |
36% |
6% |
10% |
1% |
Nov 2023 |
9% |
11% |
28% |
37% |
6% |
8% |
1% |
Oct 2023 |
10% |
13% |
24% |
33% |
8% |
11% |
1% |
Sep 2023 |
9% |
16% |
24% |
28% |
7% |
15% |
1% |
Aug 2023 |
9% |
16% |
24% |
25% |
7% |
18% |
1% |
Jul 2023 |
8% |
17% |
24% |
26% |
8% |
16% |
1% |
Jun 2023 |
8% |
15% |
25% |
28% |
6% |
17% |
1% |
May 2023 |
8% |
16% |
25% |
28% |
7% |
15% |
1% |
Apr 2023 |
6% |
17% |
23% |
30% |
8% |
15% |
1% |
Mar 2023 |
4% |
20% |
22% |
29% |
9% |
17% |
1% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling his job, 97% say very good, or good and 2% say
bad, very
bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden
is handling his job, 13% say very good, or good and 86% say
bad, very
bad, or terrible.
When it comes to rating their household financial
situations, 77% of Americans give an excellent, very good, or good
rating and 22% give a bad, very bad, or terrible rating.
Household financial situation
|
Excellent
|
Very good
|
Good
|
Bad
|
Very bad
|
Terrible
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
19% |
25% |
33% |
18% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
Feb 2024 |
18% |
22% |
34% |
20% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
Jan 2024 |
18% |
20% |
32% |
23% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
Dec 2023 |
15% |
21% |
34% |
22% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
Nov 2023 |
15% |
21% |
36% |
19% |
7% |
1% |
1% |
Oct 2023 |
15% |
21% |
32% |
21% |
9% |
1% |
1% |
Sep 2023 |
15% |
21% |
33% |
20% |
9% |
1% |
1% |
Aug 2023 |
16% |
23% |
31% |
18% |
8% |
3% |
1% |
Jul 2023 |
14% |
22% |
33% |
22% |
7% |
1% |
1% |
Jun 2023 |
13% |
22% |
35% |
20% |
7% |
1% |
2% |
May 2023 |
15% |
22% |
33% |
20% |
8% |
1% |
1% |
Apr 2023 |
16% |
19% |
33% |
23% |
7% |
1% |
1% |
Mar 2023 |
14% |
19% |
34% |
21% |
9% |
1% |
2% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling his job, 94% say excellent, very good, or good and 5% say
bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the
way Biden is handling his job, 59% say very good, or good and 40% say
bad, very bad, or terrible.
A total of 16% of Americans say
they
think the financial situations in their households are getting better, 50% say staying the same, and 33% say getting worse.
Household financial situation
|
Getting better
|
Staying the
same
|
Getting worse
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
16% |
50% |
33% |
1% |
Feb 2024 |
15% |
48% |
36% |
1% |
Jan 2024 |
15% |
43% |
41% |
1% |
Dec 2023 |
12% |
43% |
44% |
1% |
Nov 2023 |
11% |
46% |
42% |
1% |
Oct 2023 |
14% |
39% |
46% |
1% |
Sep 2023 |
14% |
39% |
46% |
1% |
Aug 2023 |
16% |
40% |
42% |
2% |
Jul 2023 |
14% |
39% |
45% |
2% |
Jun 2023 |
15% |
41% |
42% |
2% |
May 2023 |
17% |
41% |
41% |
1% |
Apr 2023 |
19% |
39% |
41% |
1% |
Mar 2023 |
21% |
39% |
38% |
2% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling his job, 35% say getting better, 61% say staying the same,
and 3% say getting worse. Among those saying they disapprove
of the way Biden is handling his job, less than 1% say getting
better, 38% say staying the same, and 61% say getting worse.
Looking to a year from now, 34% of Americans say
that they think their household financial situations will be better
than today, 41% say the same as today, and 24% say worse than today.
Household financial situation a
year from now
|
Better than
today
|
The same as
today
|
Worse than
today
|
Undecided
|
|
Mar 2024 |
34% |
41% |
24% |
1% |
Feb 2024 |
33% |
40% |
26% |
1% |
Jan 2024 |
28% |
41% |
30% |
1% |
Dec 2023 |
25% |
38% |
36% |
1% |
Nov 2023 |
25% |
40% |
34% |
1% |
Oct 2023 |
27% |
34% |
38% |
1% |
Sep 2023 |
28% |
33% |
38% |
1% |
Aug 2023 |
26% |
34% |
37% |
3% |
Jul 2023 |
22% |
35% |
41% |
2% |
Jun 2023 |
23% |
34% |
41% |
2% |
May 2023 |
24% |
34% |
40% |
2% |
Apr 2023 |
26% |
29% |
43% |
2% |
Mar 2023 |
28% |
28% |
40% |
4% |
Among those saying they approve of the way Biden
is handling his job, 52% say better than today, 44% say the same as
today, and 3% say worse than today. Among those saying they
disapprove
of the way Biden is handling his job, 21% say better than today, 38%
say the same as today, and 40% say worse than today.
About this Survey -
Survey Sponsor: American Research Group, Inc.
The American Research Group has been conducting
national surveys of consumers since 1985.
Sample Size: 1,100 completed interviews among a
random sample of all adults age 18 and older living in households in
the continental United States (see methodology
for details). There were 299 Republicans, 321 Democrats, 384
independents, and 96 non-voters in the sample.
Sample Dates: March 17-20, 2024
Margin of Error: ± 3 percentage points, 95% of the
time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.
Question Wording and Order:
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden
is handling his job as president?
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden
is handling the economy? How do you rate the condition of the national
economy these days - would you say it is excellent, very good, good,
bad, very bad, or terrible?
Do you think the national economy is getting
better, staying the same, or getting worse?
Would you say that the national economy is in a
recession, or not?
A year from now, do you expect the national
economy to be better than it is today, the same as it is today, or
worse than it is today?
How do you rate the condition of the financial
situation in your household - would you say it is excellent, very good,
good, bad, very bad, or terrible?
Do you think the financial situation in your
household is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?
A year from now, do you expect the financial
situation in your household to be better than it is today, the same as
it is today, or worse than it is today?
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