Ipsos Core Political : Presidential Approval Tracker (12/10/2021)

Just under half of Americans approve of President Biden's performance in office

Washington, DC, December 10, 2021 – Just under half of Americans approve of President Biden’s performance in office as the economy and public health top the list of most pressing issues.

Americans remain most concerned about the economy (21%), public health (13%), crime or corruption (11%), and the healthcare system (9%).

Main issues Americans are facing

The economy remains the most important problem for Republicans (28%) and independents (21%). For Republicans, this is followed by crime or corruption (15%), and immigration (13%). Meanwhile, independents believe public health (13%) is the second most important issue. Democrats are torn between the economy (17%) and public health (17%), followed by the healthcare system (14%).

Main issues Americans are facing by party id

Americans are split on their opinion of Biden, 48% approve while 48% disapprove.

Biden Approval

Four out of five Democrats (82%) approve of Biden, while only 17% of Republicans and a third (36%) of independents do.  

Biden Approval by party id

About the Study

These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted between December 9-10, 2021. For this survey, a sample of 1,004 Americans age 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 409 Democrats, 369 Republicans, and 137 independents. Weighting was then employed to balance demographics to ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the adult population according to Census data and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe. The precision of Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. In this case, the poll is accurate to within ± 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, had all Americans been polled. The credibility interval will be wider among subsets of the population. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including but not limited to coverage error and measurement error. The poll also has a credibility interval of ± 5.5 percentage points for Democrats, ± 5.8 percentage points for Republicans, and ± 9.5 percentage points for independents.  

For more information on this news release, please contact:

Chris Jackson
Senior Vice President, US
Public Affairs
+1 202 420-2025
[email protected]

Kate Silverstein
Media Relations, US
Public Affairs
+1 718 755-8829
[email protected]

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The author(s)

  • Jocelyn Duran
    Account Manager, US, Public Affairs
  • Annaleise Azevedo Lohr
    Director, US, Public Affairs

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