Tag: President
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President Joe Biden (D) holds narrow lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market
As of January 3, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows incumbent Joe Biden (D) holding a narrow lead at $0.33, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.32, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.16. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. Trump is the only candidate of this group…
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President Joe Biden ends 2022 with a 43% approval rating, the second-highest rating he received in 2022
At the end of 2022, polling averages showed 43% of voters approved of President Joe Biden’s (D) performance. Fifty-three percent of voters disapproved of his performance. Biden’s highest approval rating in 2022 was 44%, last seen on November 2, and the lowest was 38%, last seen on July 27. This is also the lowest approval…
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Here’s how the timeline of presidential campaign announcements played out in 2020 and 2016
Former President Donald Trump (R) declared his candidacy for president in the 2024 election in November. Incumbent President Joe Biden (D) has said he plans to make his intentions about running for re-election public after the holidays. As 2023 begins, here’s a look at when presidential candidates declared their candidacies in 2020 and 2016. In…
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating rises to 44% in October, highest since 2021
Recent approval polling averages show President Joe Biden (D) at 44% approval, the highest rating he’s received since 2021. Fifty-four percent of voters disapprove of his performance. Biden last had a 44% approval rating on December 22, 2021. The lowest approval rating he’s received is 38%, last seen on July 27, 2022 The highest approval…
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating rises to 42%, highest since May
Polling averages at the end of August showed President Joe Biden (D) at 42% approval, the highest rating he’s received since May. Fifty-four percent of voters disapprove of his performance. Biden last had a 42% approval rating on May 19, 2022. The lowest approval rating he’s received is 38%, last seen on July 27, 2022.…
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains at 39%, according to recent polling averages
Recent approval polling averages show President Joe Biden (D) at 39% approval, the same rating he received at the end of June. Fifty-six percent of voters disapprove of his performance. Biden first received this rating on June 29. In July, approval for his presidency hit a new low of 38%, which he last received on…
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Biden White House has 474 employees, according to annual report
On July, 1, 2022, the White House released its annual report to Congress on personnel, which details White House staff members and their salaries. The Biden White House includes 474 staff members according to the report. Sixty-three staff members are detailees temporarily assigned to the White House from another agency or department. The other 411…
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President Joe Biden’s approval at 39%, the lowest of his presidency thus far
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. Biden first received this rating earlier in the month on June 13. At the end of May, his approval rating was at 40%. The…
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President Joe Biden’s approval average at 41%, congressional approval average at 20%
Recent approval polling averages show President Joe Biden (D) one point up from his lowest-ever approval rating and the U.S. Congress receiving its highest approval since early January. On March 1, Ballotpedia’s polling index showed Biden at 41% approval and 54% disapproval. At this time last month, his approval rating was also at 41%. The highest…
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Biden announces Shalanda Young as nominee for director of Office of Management and Budget
President Joe Biden (D) announced Shalanda Young as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Nov. 24, 2021. Young was previously confirmed as deputy director of the OMB on March 2 and has been serving as the agency’s acting director. Earlier this year, Biden nominated Neera Tanden as OMB…