Poll finds better economic ratings, but Biden approval flat
by Lauren Sforza - 02/01/24 8:09 AM ET
President Biden is still not seeing improved approval ratings despite a new survey showing Americans feel slightly better about the economy.
Thirty-five percent of Americans described the economy as good in the survey, conducted last month from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. This is slightly up from the 30 percent who said the same in in December 2023, and from the 24 percent who labeled it as good in January 2023.
The majority of adults — 65 percent — view the economy as poor, which is down from the 69 percent who described it as poor in December.
There are also significant partisan differences in how the economy is viewed, with 58 percent of Democrats and 15 percent of Republicans saying the economy was good. These numbers are also up from December, when 53 percent of Democrats said it was good compared to just 8 percent of Republicans.
While the economic indicators are up, Biden’s approval rating remains below 40 percent, per the survey. Around 38 percent of respondents said they approved of Biden’s overall performance, which is where his approval rating has been hovering over the past year.
About 35 percent of respondents approved of how the president was handling the economy, which the poll noted is about the same as the previous months.
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