# 2021 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration

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This is a list of opinion polls taken on the presidency of Joe Biden in 2021. To navigate between years, see opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration. For 2022 opinion polling, see 2022 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration.
Biden's average approval rating was generally over 50% in the first 6 months of his presidency. In late July, his approval rating started to decline. With the fall of Kabul in mid-August and a majority of Americans disapproving of Biden's handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as the continued rise in COVID-19 cases, his average disapproval rating became higher than his average approval rating in late August. Biden started having an average disapproval rating of over 50% in late October. By then, Afghanistan had largely faded from the news, leading some to believe the COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by the Delta variant, and the polarization regarding measures like vaccine mandates, caused his low approval rating. Others have emphasized that the high inflation, which hit a 39-year high, negatively affected his approval rating.

## January

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled |
| Harris Interactive (for The Hill) | January 28–29, 2021 | 61% | 39% | 0% | 945 | online | Registered voters |
| Investor's Business Daily/TIPP | January 27–29, 2021 | 53% | 29% | 24% | 1,261 | online/phone | All adults |
| Marist College | January 24–27, 2021 | 49% | 35% | 16% | 1,313 | phone | All adults |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 24–26, 2021 | 48% | 48% | 4% | 1,500 | IVR/online | Likely voters |
| YouGov (for The Economist) | January 24–26, 2021 | 51% | 33% | 16% | 1,500 | online | All adults |
| Echelon Insights | January 20–26, 2021 | 55% | 33% | 12% | 1,006 | | Registered voters |
| Data for Progress | January 22–25, 2021 | 57% | 36% | 7% | 1,164 | online | Likely voters |
| Morning Consult (for Politico) | January 22–25, 2021 | 59% | 32% | 9% | 1,990 | online | Registered voters |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 21–25, 2021 | 48% | 47% | 5% | 1,500 | IVR/online | Likely voters |
| Morning Consult | January 22–24, 2021 | 53% | 29% | 18% | 15,000 | online | All adults |
| Monmouth University | January 21–24, 2021 | 54% | 30% | 16% | 809 | phone | All adults |
| RMG Research (for Just the News) | January 21–23, 2021 | 58% | 32% | 11% | 1,200 | IVR/online | Registered voters |
| Harris Interactive (for The Hill) | January 21–22, 2021 | 63% | 37% | 0% | 941 | online | Registered voters |
| Morning Consult | January 20–21, 2021 | 56% | 31% | 13% | 1,993 | online | Registered voters |
| Ipsos (for Reuters) | January 20–21, 2021 | 55% | 32% | 13% | 1,115 | online | All adults |
| Ipsos (for Reuters) | January 20–21, 2021 | 57% | 32% | 11% | 1,115 | online | Registered voters |
| Rasmussen Reports | January 22, 2021 | 48% | 45% | 7% | N/A | IVR/online | Likely voters |
| YouGov (for Yahoo! News) | January 20–21, 2021 | 45% | 28% | 26% | 1,516 | online | All adults |
| Morning Consult | January 19–21, 2021 | 50% | 28% | 22% | 15,000 | online | All adults |

## February

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled | Source(s) |
| Global Strategy Group/GBAO | January 27 – February 1, 2021 | 53% | 39% | 8% | 1,005 | | Registered voters | |
| AP/NORC (for Associated Press) | January 28 – February 1, 2021 | 61% | 38% | 1% | 1,055 | online/phone | All adults | |

## March

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled | Source(s) |
| Marist College | March 3–8, 2021 | 49% | 42% | 10% | 1,227 | phone | All adults | |
| YouGov (for The Economist) | March 13–17, 2021 | 53% | 37% | 9% | 1,500 | online | All adults | |

## April

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled | Source(s) |
| ABC News/The Washington Post | April 18–21, 2021 | 52% | 42% | 6% | 1,007 | phone | All adults | |

## August

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled |
| Harris Interactive (for The Hill) | August 4–5, 2021 | 55% | 40% | 5% | 1,103 | online | Registered voters |
| Fox News | August 7–10, 2021 | 53% | 46% | 2% | 1,002 | phone | Registered voters |
| Marist College | August 26–31, 2021 | 43% | 51% | 7% | 1,241 | phone | All adults |

## September

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled |
| Investor's Business Daily/TIPP | September 1–3, 2021 | 44% | 43% | 12% | 1,305 | online/phone | All adults |
| Fox News | September 12–15, 2021 | 50% | 49% | 1% | 1,002 | phone | Registered voters |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 23, 2021 | 45% | 54% | 0% | 1,500 | IVR/online | Likely voters |

## October

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled |
| Investor's Business Daily/TIPP | September 29 – October 2, 2021 | 44% | 40% | 16% | 1,308 | online/phone | All adults |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 4, 2021 | 43% | 56% | 1% | 1,500 | IVR/online | Likely voters |
| Trafalgar Group | October 4–6, 2021 | 40% | 56% | 4% | 1,087 | IVR/online | Likely voters |
| Gallup | October 1–19, 2021 | 42% | 52% | 6% | 823 | phone | All adults |
| Investor's Business Daily/TIPP | October 27–29, 2021 | 40% | 45% | 15% | 1,306 | online/phone | All adults |

## November

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled |
| Emerson College | November 3–4, 2021 | 41% | 52% | 8% | 1,000 | IVR/online | Registered voters |
| Suffolk University (for USA Today) | November 3–5, 2021 | 38% | 59% | 3% | 1,000 | phone | Registered voters |
| YouGov (for The Economist) | November 6–9, 2021 | 42% | 48% | 10% | 1,500 | online | All adults |
| Quinnipiac University | November 11–15, 2021 | 36% | 53% | 10% | 1,387 | phone | All adults |
| Fox News | November 14–17, 2021 | 44% | 54% | 2% | 1,003 | phone | Registered voters |
| YouGov (for The Economist) | November 20–23, 2021 | 41% | 49% | 10% | 1,500 | online | All adults |
| Trafalgar Group | November 26–29, 2021 | 36.3% | 59.1% | 4.6% | 1,082 | IVR/online | Likely voters |

## December

| Polling group | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Unsure | Sample size | Polling method | Segment polled |
| Ipsos | December 1–2, 2021 | 46% | 49% | 5% | 1,005 | IVR/online | All adults |
| CNBC | December 1–4, 2021 | 41% | 50% | 9% | 800 | phone | All adults |
| Fox News | December 11–14, 2021 | 47% | 51% | 2% | 1,002 | phone | Registered voters |