Presidential Approval

Joe Biden’s political standing is at the lowest point of his presidency. Yet Biden is hardly the only focal point of the public’s political discontent: Americans express unfavorable views of both major parties and a range of leading Republican and Democratic political figures, including Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump.

While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.

Americans’ views of the economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved.

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.

America’s religious groups are deeply divided about Joe Biden’s performance so far, just as they were about Donald Trump throughout his term.

The share of Americans viewing illegal immigration as a ‘very big’ problem has increased.

Republicans and Democrats offer starkly different assessments of Donald Trump’s presidential legacy, a new survey finds.

A majority of Republicans say the GOP should not be accepting of Republican officials who openly criticize Donald Trump.

The 9-point fall in approval was the largest change between two Pew Research Center polls since Donald Trump took office.