Gallup: Biden Job Approval Stuck in Low 40s
* Average approval rating essentially unchanged from fourth quarter
* All prior elected presidents except Trump had higher fifth quarter averages
* Presidents' approval ratings usually decline in their second year
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- During Joe Biden's fifth quarter in office, which began on January 20 and ended on April 19, an average of 41.3% of U.S. adults approved of the job he was doing as president. The latest average is essentially unchanged from the 41.7% in his fourth quarter but significantly lower than his first three quarterly averages.
Biden enjoyed majority approval ratings during his first two quarters in office. A trying late summer and early fall 2021, marked by a surge in new coronavirus cases, the troubled U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and rapidly increasing gas prices and inflation, led to a decline in Biden's public support. His job approval ratings in eight Gallup polls conducted since September have ranged narrowly between 40% and 43%.
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WNU Editor: President Biden has not even hit his bottom let. There is no telling on how low these numbers are going to go.