Biden approval rating tops first ratings of Trump, Bush, Obama, Clinton
President Joe Biden’s approval rating topped the first ratings of the last four US presidents — President Donald Trump, President Barack Obama, President George Bush and President Bill Clinton — in a special online edition of the CNBC All-America Economic Survey focusing on the Biden agenda. Biden approval rating was found to be at 62%.
Compared with Trump’s, Biden approval rating was 18 points higher, said a news report that US and Global News received in an email from CNBC parent NBCUniversal.
The survey polled 1000 people earlier this month. Biden got the rating for uniting the country as well as for his handling of the economy. When it comes to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, 65% approved Biden’s actions so far.
With a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, the survey also revealed that Biden has strong support for several of his policies — $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, increasing the federal minimum pay, battling inequality and expanding health coverage.
In the survey, 78% said ending the pandemic should be Biden’s number one priority.
Twenty-nine percent said climate change should be addressed on priority, while another 29% said it is important and should be addressed this year. 59% said it is a serious problem, and by a 50-30% margin, support rejoining the Paris climate agreement.
When it comes to raising the minimum wage, 30% said it should be Biden’s top priority, while an additional 29% said it’s important and should be done this year. 54% said the $15/hour wage is the right raise, while 10% said it is too low. 36% said it is too high.
Seventy-seven percent characterized the overall US economy as just fair or poor, while 23% called it good or excellent. 36% do see the economy improving in 2022, but 32% believe it will get worse and 32% believe it will be the same as today.
By a 63-37% margin, the people polled supported corporations’ decision to stop donations to Congresspersons who voted against certifying the election.
The full CNBC news report is also available online, here.
