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November 21, 2022

Biden Job Approval Unchanged

A total of 41% of Americans say they approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president and 54% say they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. In October, 39% approved of the way Biden was handling his job as president and 55% disapproved.

When it comes to Biden's handling of the economy, 43% of Americans approve and 52% disapprove. In October, 42% approved of the way Biden was handling the economy and 55% disapproved.

Among Americans registered to vote, 42% approve of the way Biden is handling his job as president and 54% disapprove. On Biden's handling of the economy, 43% of registered voters approve and 52% disapprove.

Of the 41% of Americans saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job as president, 75% say they expect the national economy will be better a year from now. Of the 54% saying they disapprove of the way Biden his handling his job as president, 71% say they expect the national economy will be worse a year from now.

Also, of the 41% of Americans saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job as president, 61% say they expect the financial situations in their households will be better a year from now. Of the 54% saying they disapprove of the way Biden his handling his job as president, 73% say they expect the financial situations in their households will be worse a year from now.

The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults November 17 through 20, 2022. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Overall, 41% of Americans say that they approve of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president, 54% disapprove, and 5% are undecided.

Biden job approval Approve Disapprove Undecided
Nov 2022 41% 54% 5%
Oct 2022 39% 55% 6%
Sep 2022 41% 53% 6%
Aug 2022 37% 57% 6%
Jul 2022 36% 58% 6%
Jun 2022 40% 55% 5%
May 2022 39% 55% 6%
Apr 2022 39% 54% 7%
Mar 2022 45% 51% 4%
Feb 2022 44% 52% 4%
Jan 2022 43% 53% 4%
Dec 2021 46% 49% 5%
Nov 2021 44% 50% 6%

Among Republicans (30% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 28% of all adults in the survey), 5% approve of the way Biden is handling his job and 93% disapprove. Among Democrats (33% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 29% of all adults in the survey), 81% approve and 14% disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job. Among independents (37% of adults registered to vote in the survey and 33% of all adults in the survey), 38% approve and 58% disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job as president.

Overall, 43% of Americans say that they approve of the way Joe Biden is handling the economy, 52% disapprove, and 5% are undecided. Among registered voters, 43% approve and 52% disapprove of the way Biden is handling the economy.

Biden handling the economy Approve Disapprove Undecided
Nov 2022 43% 52% 5%
Oct 2022 41% 55% 4%
Sep 2022 41% 53% 6%
Aug 2022 38% 58% 4%
Jul 2022 34% 60% 6%
Jun 2022 40% 55% 5%
May 2022 39% 56% 5%
Apr 2022 41% 54% 5%
Mar 2022 45% 51% 4%
Feb 2022 43% 54% 3%
Jan 2022 40% 55% 5%
Dec 2021 45% 49% 6%
Nov 2021 42% 52% 6%

Among Republicans, 4% approve of the way Biden is handling the economy and 94% disapprove. Among Democrats, 81% approve of the way Biden is handling the economy and 11% disapprove. Among independents, 42% approve and 54% disapprove of the way Biden is handling the economy.

A total of 23% of Americans say that the national economy is getting better, 23% say it is staying the same, and 50% say the national economy is getting worse.

National economy

Getting better

Staying the same

Getting worse

Undecided

Nov 2022 23% 23% 50% 4%
Oct 2022 23% 23% 51% 3%
Sep 2022 24% 23% 50% 3%
Aug 2022 22% 21% 54% 3%
Jul 2022 21% 21% 55% 3%
Jun 2022 23% 22% 52% 3%
May 2022 22% 23% 51% 4%
Apr 2022 23% 22% 52% 3%
Mar 2022 28% 21% 49% 2%
Feb 2022 26% 19% 53% 2%
Jan 2022 28% 18% 52% 2%
Dec 2021 33% 16% 48% 3%
Nov 2021 34% 11% 50% 5%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 57% say getting better, 36% say staying the same, and 7% say getting worse. Of those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, less than 1% say getting better, 13% say staying the same, and 84% say getting worse.

A total of 36% of Americans say they believe the national economy will be better a year from now, 17% say it will be the same, and 40% say it will be worse.

National economy a year from now

Better than today

The same as today

Worse than today

Undecided

Nov 2022 36% 17% 40% 7%
Oct 2022 36% 16% 42% 6%
Sep 2022 35% 14% 45% 6%
Aug 2022 32% 15% 46% 7%
Jul 2022 31% 16% 46% 7%
Jun 2022 34% 17% 42% 7%
May 2022 35% 15% 44% 6%
Apr 2022 36% 14% 44% 6%
Mar 2022 42% 13% 41% 4%
Feb 2022 41% 11% 44% 4%
Jan 2022 42% 11% 43% 4%
Dec 2021 45% 10% 40% 5%
Nov 2021 46% 6% 46% 2%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 75% say better, 20% say the same as today, and 1% say worse than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job as president, 4% say better, 16% say the same, and 71% say worse.

Overall, 47% of Americans say they believe that the national economy is in a recession, 32% say they do not believe the economy is in a recession, and 21% are undecided.

National economy in a recession Yes No Undecided
Nov 2022 47% 32% 21%
Oct 2022 48% 31% 21%
Sep 2022 46% 35% 19%
Aug 2022 47% 34% 19%
Jul 2022 47% 34% 19%
Jun 2022 44% 38% 18%
May 2022 44% 38% 18%
Apr 2022 44% 39% 17%
Mar 2022 39% 46% 15%
Feb 2022 39% 47% 14%
Jan 2022 39% 46% 15%
Dec 2021 36% 49% 15%
Nov 2021 38% 45% 17%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 16% say the national economy is in a recession, 70% say the national economy is not in a recession, and 14% are undecided. Of those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, 732% say the national economy is in a recession, 7% say the national economy is not in a recession, and 20% are undecided.

A total of 46% of Americans rate the national economy as excellent, very good, or good and 53% rate it as bad, very bad, or terrible.

National economy

Excellent

Very good

Good

Bad

Very bad

Terrible

Undecided

Nov 2022 7% 12% 27% 25% 12% 16% 1%
Oct 2022 9% 12% 23% 25% 11% 18% 2%
Sep 2022 10% 13% 26% 21% 12% 17% 1%
Aug 2022 10% 11% 23% 23% 14% 18% 1%
Jul 2022 10% 9% 24% 20% 17% 19% 1%
Jun 2022 11% 12% 23% 20% 15% 18% 1%
May 2022 9% 14% 22% 20% 14% 20% 1%
Apr 2022 9% 15% 21% 19% 18% 17% 1%
Mar 2022 8% 21% 21% 19% 18% 12% 1%
Feb 2022 6% 21% 19% 20% 23% 10% 1%
Jan 2022 5% 21% 19% 22% 21% 11% 1%
Dec 2021 5% 23% 17% 22% 21% 10% 2%
Nov 2021 4% 24% 17% 24% 16% 14% 1%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 93% say very good, or good and 7% say bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, 9% say very good, or good and 89% say bad, very bad, or terrible.

When it comes to rating their household financial situations, 62% of Americans give an excellent, very good, or good rating and 34% give a bad, very bad, or terrible rating.

Household financial situation

Excellent

Very good

Good

Bad

Very bad

Terrible

Undecided

Nov 2022 14% 22% 26% 25% 7% 2% 4%
Oct 2022 17% 23% 22% 23% 9% 2% 4%
Sep 2022 19% 22% 23% 22% 8% 3% 3%
Aug 2022 18% 22% 24% 24% 6% 4% 2%
Jul 2022 17% 21% 25% 22% 7% 4% 4%
Jun 2022 17% 24% 25% 22% 5% 4% 3%
May 2022 17% 22% 27% 22% 5% 4% 3%
Apr 2022 17% 22% 26% 23% 6% 4% 2%
Mar 2022 16% 25% 27% 22% 4% 3% 3%
Feb 2022 16% 23% 29% 21% 4% 3% 4%
Jan 2022 16% 24% 31% 21% 4% 2% 2%
Dec 2021 15% 26% 30% 21% 4% 2% 2%
Nov 2021 15% 22% 34% 17% 6% 2% 4%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 89% say excellent, very good, or good and 11% say bad, very bad, or terrible. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, 40% say very good, or good and 56% say bad, very bad, or terrible.

A total of 20% of Americans say they think the financial situations in their households are getting better, 37% say staying the same, and 42% say getting worse.

Household financial situation

Getting better

Staying the same

Getting worse

Undecided

Nov 2022 20% 37% 42% 1%
Oct 2022 22% 36% 41% 1%
Sep 2022 20% 38% 41% 1%
Aug 2022 19% 37% 43% 1%
Jul 2022 18% 36% 44% 2%
Jun 2022 19% 38% 40% 3%
May 2022 17% 39% 41% 3%
Apr 2022 15% 41% 40% 4%
Mar 2022 16% 47% 34% 3%
Feb 2022 15% 47% 34% 4%
Jan 2022 14% 50% 32% 4%
Dec 2021 16% 47% 33% 4%
Nov 2021 17% 46% 33% 4%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 45% say getting better, 50% say staying the same, and 1% say getting worse. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, 2% say getting better, 24% say staying the same, and 73% say getting worse.

Looking to a year from now, 29% of Americans say that they think their household financial situations will be better than today, 25% say the same as today, and 45% say worse than today.

Household financial situation a year from now

Better than today

The same as today

Worse than
today

Undecided

Nov 2022 29% 25% 45% 1%
Oct 2022 27% 27% 44% 2%
Sep 2022 23% 31% 45% 1%
Aug 2022 21% 32% 46% 1%
Jul 2022 20% 33% 45% 2%
Jun 2022 23% 34% 42% 1%
May 2022 22% 34% 43% 1%
Apr 2022 20% 35% 43% 2%
Mar 2022 21% 38% 38% 3%
Feb 2022 21% 37% 39% 3%
Jan 2022 22% 38% 37% 3%
Dec 2021 27% 35% 34% 4%
Nov 2021 27% 35% 35% 3%

Among those saying they approve of the way Biden is handling his job, 61% say better than today, 32% say the same as today, and 6% say worse than today. Among those saying they disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, 7% say better than today, 18% say the same as today, and 73% say worse than today.


About this Survey -

Survey Sponsor: American Research Group, Inc.

The American Research Group has been conducting national surveys of consumers since 1985.

Sample Size: 1,100 completed interviews among a random sample of all adults age 18 and older living in households in the continental United States (see methodology for details). There were 303 Republicans, 323 Democrats, 367 independents, and 107 non-voters in the sample.

Sample Dates: November 17-20, 2022

Margin of Error: ± 3 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Question Wording and Order:

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling the economy?

How do you rate the condition of the national economy these days - would you say it is excellent, very good, good, bad, very bad, or terrible?

Do you think the national economy is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?

Would you say that the national economy is in a recession, or not?

A year from now, do you expect the national economy to be better than it is today, the same as it is today, or worse than it is today?

How do you rate the condition of the financial situation in your household - would you say it is excellent, very good, good, bad, very bad, or terrible?

Do you think the financial situation in your household is getting better, staying the same, or getting worse?

A year from now, do you expect the financial situation in your household to be better than it is today, the same as it is today, or worse than it is today?

 

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