Recent polling averages show President Joe Biden’s (D) approval rating at 39% as of June 30, the lowest of his presidency thus far. Fifty-six percent of voters disapprove of his performance.
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Biden first received this rating earlier in the month on June 13. At the end of May, his approval rating was at 40%. The highest approval rating Biden has received is 55%, last seen on May 26, 2021.
Direction of country polling is also at an all-time low during Biden’s presidency, with an average of 19% of respondents believing the country is heading in the right direction and 74% not. The highest direction of country approval rating during Biden’s presidency was 44%, last seen on March 31, 2021.
Congress was at 18% approval and 73% disapproval at the end of June. At this time in May, its approval rating was 21%. The highest approval rating Congress has received is 36%, last seen on July 16, 2021, and the lowest approval rating it has received is 14%, last seen on Jan. 26, 2022.
At the end of June 2018 during the Trump administration, presidential approval was four percentage points higher at 43%, and direction of country approval was twenty points higher at 39%. Congressional approval was four points lower at 14%.
Ballotpedia’s polling index takes the average of polls conducted over the last thirty days to calculate presidential and congressional approval ratings. We average the results and show all polling results side-by-side because we believe that paints a clearer picture of public opinion than any individual poll can provide. The data is updated daily as new polling results are published.
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