- The Washington Times - Friday, January 10, 2025

Roughly one-quarter of Americans said President Biden was a “good” or “great” president, a much lower final approval rating than either of his immediate predecessors, according to a new poll.

Among Democrats, 1 in 10 described Mr. Biden as a “great president” and 4 in 10 described him as a “good” president, found the survey ​released Friday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

In comparison, 36% of Americans said President-elect Donald Trump was “good” or “great” when he left office four years ago and 52% said the same thing about President Barack Obama in 2016.



Nearly half of respondents (47%) rated Mr. Biden as a “poor” or “terrible” president. About 49% said the same thing about Mr. Trump at the end of his administration.

The poll found that 28% of U.S. adults viewed Mr. Biden as an “average” president, higher than Mr. Trump’s 15% four years ago. Roughly 34% of independents said Mr. Biden was an “average” president, while only 10% said he was “good” or “great” in the White House.

The AP survey matches a recent Gallup Poll that found 54% of Americans say Mr. Biden was a “poor” or “below average” president.

• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.

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