2021 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration

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 7 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,[1] 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.[2] By then, Afghanistan had largely faded from the news, leading some to believe the COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by the Delta variant,[3] and the polarization regarding measures like vaccine mandates,[4] caused his low approval rating. Others have emphasized that the high inflation, which hit a 39-year high,[5][6] negatively affected his approval rating.[7][8]

Joe Biden presidential approval rating from Gallup for 2021
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  1. ^ Kapur, Sahil (September 1, 2021). "Polls: Americans back end to Afghanistan war but fault Biden's execution". NBC News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "How Popular Is Joe Biden?". FiveThirtyEight. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Frostenson, Sarah; Samuels, Alex; Rakich, Nathaniel; Skelley, Geoffrey (October 12, 2021). "Why Has Biden's Approval Rating Gotten So Low So Quickly?". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Harrington, Clodagh (November 26, 2021). "Joe Biden: why the US president's approval ratings have fallen so far". The Conversation. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Cox, Jeff (December 10, 2021). "Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982". CNBC. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "What is driving US inflation to a 31-year high? The reasons and solutions are complicated". USA Today. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Montanaro, Domenico (November 24, 2021). "Biden hits a new low in the NPR/Marist poll as inflation concerns rise". NPR. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Collinson, Stephen (November 11, 2021). "Why inflation is a political nightmare for Biden". CNN. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.