2023 opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration

This is a list of opinion polls taken on the presidency of Joe Biden in 2023. To navigate between years, see opinion polling on the Joe Biden administration.

According to analysis by Gallup, Biden's average approval rating in 2023 was 39.8%. Compared with presidents going back to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Gallup Poll only recorded one president, Jimmy Carter, as having a lower average approval rating in their third year (37.4%). Notably, this is the first year in which Joe Biden's average approval rating was lower than his predecessor's at the same point in their terms (Donald Trump's average in 2019 was 42.0%).^[1] Biden's low approval ratings in 2023 were attributed to continued disapproval over the economy, immigration, and Biden's age as well as his response to the outbreak of the Gaza war in October.^[2][3][4]

January

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for CBS News)	January 4–6, 2023	44%	56%	0%	2,144	online	All adults	[5]
YouGov (for The Economist)	January 8–10, 2023	47%	45%	7%	1,500	online	All adults	[6]
Quinnipiac University	January 11–15, 2023	38%	53%	9%	1,466	telephone	Registered voters	[7]
Ipsos	January 13–15, 2023	40%	53%	7%	1,035	online	All adults	[8]
Harris (for Harvard University)	January 18–19, 2023	42%	56%	2%	2,050	online	Registered voters	[9]
Emerson College	January 19–21, 2023	44%	48%	8%	1,015	IVR/online	Registered voters	[10]
Marist College	January 23–26, 2023	42%	49%	9%	1,327	telephone/online	All adults	[11]
YouGov (for The Economist)	January 29–31, 2023	41%	52%	7%	1,319	online	Registered voters	[12]
Monmouth University	January 26–30, 2023	43%	48%	9%	805	telephone	All adults	[13]

February

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for CBS News)	February 1–4, 2023	45%	55%	0%	2,030	online	All adults	[14]
Ipsos (for Reuters)	February 3–5, 2023	41%	52%	7%	1,029	online	All adults	[15]
Quinnipiac University	February 9–14, 2023	40%	55%	5%	1,429	telephone	Registered voters	[16]
Marist College (for NPR & PBS)	February 13–16, 2023	46%	46%	8%	1,352	telephone/online	All adults	[17]
Harris (for Harvard University)	February 15–16, 2023	42%	55%	3%	1,838	online	Registered voters	[18]
YouGov (for The Economist)	February 20–21, 2023	44%	50%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[19]
Emerson College	February 24–25, 2023	44%	50%	6%	1,060	IVR/online	Registered voters	[20]

March

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
Ipsos (for Reuters)	March 3–5, 2023	42%	52%	6%	1,023	online	All adults	[21]
Quinnipiac University	March 9–13, 2023	39%	55%	6%	1,600	telephone	Registered voters	[22]
Monmouth University	March 16–20, 2023	41%	51%	8%	805	telephone	All adults	[23]
YouGov (for The Economist)	March 19–21, 2023	43%	51%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[24]
YouGov (for CBS News)	March 20–22, 2023	45%	55%	0%	2,117	online	All adults	[25]
Marist College (for NPR & PBS)	March 20–23, 2023	42%	49%	9%	1,327	telephone/online	All adults	[26]
Harris (for Harvard University)	March 22–23, 2023	43%	55%	2%	2,905	online	Registered voters	[27]
Quinnipiac University	March 23–27, 2023	38%	57%	5%	1,635	telephone	Registered voters	[28]
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP	March 29–31, 2023	45%	45%	10%	1,365	online	All adults	[29]

April

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for The Economist)	April 1–4, 2023	44%	50%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[30]
YouGov (for CBS News)	April 12–14, 2023	43%	57%	0%	2,065	online	All adults	[31]
Harris (for Harvard University)	April 18–19, 2023	43%	54%	3%	1,845	online	Registered voters	[32]
Ipsos (for Reuters)	April 21–24, 2023	41%	54%	5%	1,005	online	All adults	[33]
YouGov (for The Economist)	April 22–25, 2023	47%	48%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[34]
Emerson College	April 24–25, 2023	41%	49%	10%	1,100	IVR/online	Registered voters	[35]

May

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for The Economist)	April 29–May 2, 2023	44%	49%	7%	1,500	online	All adults	[36]
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP	May 3–5, 2023	43%	49%	8%	1,480	online	All adults	[37]
Ipsos (for Reuters)	May 5–7, 2023	40%	54%	6%	1,022	online	All adults	[38]
YouGov (for Yahoo! News)	May 5–8, 2023	43%	48%	9%	1,584	online	All adults	[39]
Harris (for Harvard University)	May 17–18, 2023	43%	54%	3%	2,004	online	Registered voters	[40]
YouGov (for CBS News)	May 17–19, 2023	41%	59%	0%	2,188	online	All adults	[41]
Quinnipiac University	May 18–22, 2023	39%	54%	4%	1,635	telephone	Registered voters	[42]
Monmouth University	May 18–23, 2023	41%	53%	6%	981	telephone	All adults	[43]

June

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP	May 31–June 2, 2023	40%	51%	9%	1,358	online	All adults	[44]
Ipsos (for Reuters)	June 2–5, 2023	41%	54%	5%	1,056	online	All adults	[45]
YouGov (for The Economist)	June 3–6, 2023	44%	53%	6%	1,315	online	Registered voters	[46]
YouGov (for CBS News)	June 7–10, 2023	41%	59%	0%	2,480	online	All adults	[47]
Quinnipiac University	June 8–12, 2023	42%	54%	2%	1,735	telephone	Registered voters	[48]
Harris (for Harvard University)	June 14–15, 2023	43%	53%	4%	2,090	online	Registered voters	[49]
Emerson College	June 19–20, 2023	41%	51%	8%	1,105	IVR/online	Registered voters	[50]

July

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for The Economist)	July 1–5, 2023	38%	55%	7%	1,350	online	Registered voters	[51]
Redfield & Wilton Strategies	July 6, 2023	40%	48%	12%	1,500	online	Registered voters	[52]
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP	July 5–7, 2023	38%	51%	13%	1,341	online	All adults	[53]
Ipsos (for Reuters)	July 7–9, 2023	40%	54%	6%	1,028	online	All adults	[54]
YouGov (for The Economist)	July 8–11, 2023	39%	56%	5%	1,500	online	All adults	[55]
Marquette University Law School	July 7–12, 2023	42%	57%	1%	1,005	online	All adults	[56]
Monmouth University	July 12–17, 2023	44%	52%	4%	910	telephone	All adults	[57]
Quinnipiac University	July 13–17, 2023	40%	53%	3%	1,809	telephone	Registered voters	[58]
Harris (for Harvard University)	July 19–20, 2023	42%	55%	3%	2,068	online	Registered voters	[59]
YouGov (for The Economist)	July 22–25, 2023	45%	52%	5%	1,306	online	Registered voters	[60]
YouGov (for CBS News)	Jul 26–28, 2023	40%	60%	0%	2,181	online	All adults	[61]

August

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
Ipsos (for Reuters)	July 28 – August 1, 2023	40%	55%	5%	2,009	online	All adults	[62]
YouGov (for The Economist)	July 29 – August 1, 2023	40%	56%	4%	1,500	online	All adults	[63]
Noble Perspective Insights/The Center Square	July 31 – August 3, 2023	40%	54%	6%	2,500	online	Registered voters	[64]
Investor's Business Daily/TIPP	August 2–4, 2023	38%	51%	11%	1,369	online	All adults	[65]
Ipsos (for Reuters)	August 4–6, 2023	40%	54%	6%	1,032	online	All adults	[66]
YouGov (for The Economist)	August 5–8, 2023	41%	53%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[67]
AP-NORC	August 10–14, 2023	42%	57%		1,165	online/phone	All adults	[68]
Quinnipiac University	August 10–14, 2023	37%	56%	7%	1,818	phone	All adults	[69]
Léger	August 11–14, 2023	43%	54%	3%	1,002	online	All adults	[70]
Marist College	August 11–14, 2023	42%	52%	6%	1,100	online/phone	Registered voters	[71]
YouGov (for The Economist)	August 12–15, 2023	40%	53%	7%	1,500	online	All adults	[72]
Emerson College	August 16–17, 2023	42%	47%	11%	1,000	online/phone	Registered voters	[73]
YouGov (for Yahoo! News)	August 17–21, 2023	41%	54%	6%	1,665	online	All adults	[74]
YouGov (for The Economist)	August 19–22, 2023	41%	54%	5%	1,500	online	All adults	[75]
Gallup	August 1–23, 2023	42%	53%	5%	1,014	phone	All adults	[76]
Public Policy Polling (for Congressional Integrity Project)	August 23–24, 2023	44%	50%	6%	606	phone	Registered voters	[77]
SurveyMonkey (for CNBC)	August 21–25, 2023	41%	56%		4,324	online	All adults	[78]
NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ	August 24–25, 2023	48%	52%		1,000		Registered voters	[79]
HarrisX/The Messenger	August 24–26, 2023	43%	54%	3%	2,013	online	Registered voters	[80]
Emerson College	August 25–26, 2023	43%	47%		1,000	online/phone	Registered voters	[81]
YouGov (for The Economist)	August 26–29, 2023	38%	55%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[82]
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/GBAO (for The Wall Street Journal)	August 24–30, 2023	42%	57%		1,500	phone	Registered voters	[83]
The 19th/SurveyMonkey	August 24–31, 2023	41%	56%		20,191	online	All adults	[84]
SSRS/CNN	August 25–31, 2023	39%	61%	0%	1,503	online/phone	All adults	[85]
Echelon Insights	August 28–31, 2023	41%	57%	2%	1,022	online	Likely voters	[86]

September

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for The Economist)	September 2–5, 2023	41%	53%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[87]
YouGov (for CBS News)	September 5–8, 2023	40%	60%	0%	2,335	online	All adults	[88]
YouGov (for Yahoo! News)	September 14–18, 2023	42%	55%	3%	1,097	online	Registered voters	[89]

October

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for The Economist)	September 30 – October 3, 2023	40%	55%	5%	1,500	online	All adults	[90]
YouGov (for Yahoo! News)	October 12–16, 2023	42%	55%	3%	1,123	online	Registered voters	[91]
YouGov (for CBS News)	October 16–19, 2023	40%	60%	0%	1,878	online	All adults	[92]

November

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for The Economist)	November 5–7, 2023	40%	54%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[93]
YouGov (for Yahoo! News)	November 9–13, 2023	40%	58%	2%	1,062	online	Registered voters	[94]

December

Polling group	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Unsure	Sample size	Polling method	Segment polled	Ref.
YouGov (for CBS News)	December 6–8, 2023	41%	59%	0%	2,144	online	All adults	[95]
YouGov (for The Economist)	December 9–12, 2023	39%	55%	6%	1,500	online	All adults	[96]