The chart below tracks President Joe Biden’s approval and disapproval ratings across polls. It includes all national-level results on this question which meet CNN’s standards for reporting, including both surveys of all US adults and those of registered voters.

Poll
Dates ApproveDisapprove Sample Size Sample Type Margin of Error
CBS/YouGov
January 15-17, 2025 37% 63% 2,174 Adults +/-2.5
Wall Street Journal
January 9-14, 2025 36% 62% 750 Registered voters +/-3.6
Gallup
January 2-15, 2025 40% 54% 1,005 Adults +/-4.0
Fox News
January 10-13, 2025 42% 57% 922 Registered voters +/-3.0
CNN
January 9-12, 2025 36% 64% 1,205 Adults +/-3.2
NPR/PBS/Marist
January 7-9, 2025 42% 50% 1,387 Adults +/-3.2
Gallup
December 2-18, 2024 39% 56% 1,003 Adults +/-4.0
CBS/YouGov
December 18, 2020 – December 20, 2024 39% 61% 2,244 Adults +/-2.4
Quinnipiac University
December 12-16, 2024 38% 52% 924 Registered voters +/-3.2
Marquette Law School
December 2-11, 2024 34% 66% 1,063 Adults +/-3.6
Fox News
December 6-9, 2024 41% 58% 1,015 Registered voters +/-3.0
Monmouth University
December 5-10, 2024 35% 60% 1,006 Adults +/-3.9
AP-NORC
December 5-9, 2024 39% 60% 1,251 Adults +/-3.7
Marist College
December 3-5, 2024 40% 51% 3,131 Adults +/-2.1
Gallup
November 6-20, 2024 37% 58% 1,001 Adults +/-4.0
CBS/YouGov
November 19-22, 2024 39% 61% 2,232 Adults +/-2.3
Reuters/Ipsos
November 15-17, 2024 37% 58% 1,031 Adults +/-3.3
NPR/PBS/Marist
October 31 – November 2, 2024 40% 55% 1,560 Adults +/-3.2
NBC News
October 30 – November 2, 2024 41% 58% 1,000 Registered voters +/-3.1
Gallup
October 14-27, 2024 41% 56% 1,007 Adults +/-4.0
ABC News/Ipsos
October 18-22, 2024 36% 57% 2,808 Adults +/-2.0
CNN
October 20-23, 2024 36% 64% 1,704 Registered voters +/-3.2
Wall Street Journal
October 19-22, 2024 41% 57% 1,500 Registered voters +/-2.5
AP-NORC
October 11-14, 2024 43% 57% 1,072 Adults +/-4.0
Fox News
October 11-14, 2024 40% 59% 1,110 Registered voters +/-3.0
Marist College
October 8-10, 2024 40% 53% 2,021 Adults +/-3.2
Marquette Law School
October 1-10, 2024 39% 61% 886 Registered voters +/-4.3
Gallup
October 1-12, 2024 39% 56% 1,023 Adults +/-4.0
NBC News
October 4-8, 2024 43% 54% 1,000 Registered voters +/-3.1
Pew Research Center
September 30 – October 6, 2024 35% 63% 5,110 Adults +/-1.7