Quinnipiac Biden Approval
Quinnipiac Biden Approval
Quinnipiac Biden Approval
Polling Analyst
(203) 645-8043
Doug Schwartz,
Associate Vice President and Director
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In a sharply divided country, Americans agree on this: the bigger danger to the United States comes from
within. Seventy-six percent say they think political instability within the country is a bigger danger to the United
States compared to the 19 percent who think other countries that are adversaries of the United States are the
bigger danger, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today.
Democrats say 83 – 13 percent, independents say 78 – 19 percent, and Republicans say 66 – 29 percent
that political instability in the U.S. is the bigger danger.
A majority of Americans, 58 – 37 percent, think the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse.
Republicans say 62 – 36 percent, independents say 57 – 39 percent, and Democrats say 56 – 37 percent
they think the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse.
Just over half of Americans (53 percent) expect political divisions in the country to worsen over their
lifetime, 28 percent expect them to remain about the same, and 15 percent expect them to ease.
“A fear of the enemy within, not a foreign threat, punctuates a grim assessment by Americans of a
democracy in peril and a future of deepening political divisions,” said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim
Malloy.
JANUARY 6TH
Just over half of Americans (53 percent) think it is either very likely (19 percent) or somewhat likely (34
percent) that there will be another attack in the United States like the one that happened at the U.S. Capitol on
January 6, 2021. Forty-three percent think it is not so likely (22 percent) or not likely at all (21 percent).
On the Congressional investigation of the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, 61 percent
support the investigation while 33 percent oppose it.
Democrats support the investigation 83 – 15 percent, independents support it 65 – 30 percent, while
Republicans oppose it 60 – 36 percent.
Fifty percent say the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an attack on democracy that
should never be forgotten, while 44 percent say too much is being made of the storming of the U.S. Capitol and
it’s time to move on. That compares to a Quinnipiac University Poll on August 4, 2021 when 57 percent said it
should never be forgotten and 38 percent said it was time to move on.
As for former President Trump and how much responsibility, if any, he bears for the storming of the U.S.
Capitol on January 6, 2021, 43 percent say Trump bears a lot of responsibility for it, 18 percent say he bears some
responsibility, 16 percent say not much responsibility, and 20 percent say none at all. The results are similar to an
October 2021 Quinnipiac University survey.
Americans say 57 – 34 percent that they do not believe there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020
presidential election. Republicans, however, say 71 – 22 percent that they believe there was widespread voter
fraud. These numbers are similar to February 2021 when Americans said 59 – 36 percent that they did not believe
there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, but Republicans said 76 – 19 percent that they
believed there was widespread voter fraud.
BIDEN JOB APPROVALS
Americans give President Joe Biden a negative 33 – 53 percent job approval rating, while 13 percent did
not offer an opinion. In November 2021, Americans gave Biden a negative 36 – 53 percent job approval rating
with 10 percent not offering an opinion.
Among Democrats in today’s poll, 75 percent approve, 14 percent disapprove and 11 percent did not offer
an opinion.
Among Democrats in November’s poll, 87 percent approved, 7 percent disapproved and 6 percent did not
offer an opinion.
Among registered voters in today’s poll, Biden receives a negative 35 – 54 percent job approval rating
with 11 percent not offering an opinion.
In November, registered voters gave him a negative 38 – 53 percent job approval rating with 9 percent not
offering an opinion.
Among adults, Americans give negative scores on the following three issues when asked about Biden’s
handling of…
• the economy: 34 percent approve, while 57 percent disapprove;
• foreign policy: 35 percent approve, while 54 percent disapprove;
• the response to the coronavirus: 39 percent approve, while 55 percent disapprove.
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve 24% 30% 40% 43% 25% 38% 32% 57% 28%
Disapprove 52 58 51 50 64 51 57 27 51
DK/NA 24 12 9 7 11 11 11 16 21
1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve strongly 5% 10% 25% 31% 12% 19% 16% 32% 14%
Approve smwht 19 19 14 12 12 18 15 24 14
Disapprove smwht 20 9 5 6 10 7 9 16 11
Disapprove strongly 30 49 46 44 54 43 48 11 40
DK/NA 26 13 10 7 12 12 12 18 21
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their
job?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve 27% 26% 25% 23% 29% 24% 26% 14% 30%
Disapprove 54 63 64 69 56 65 61 75 55
DK/NA 19 11 11 8 14 11 13 11 16
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their
job?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve 32% 22% 31% 35% 22% 26% 24% 57% 31%
Disapprove 52 66 62 56 69 62 65 32 56
DK/NA 16 12 7 9 10 11 11 11 13
4. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic
Party win control of the United States House of Representatives?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Republican Party 35% 41% 48% 45% 58% 47% 52% 6% 31%
Democratic Party 49 38 40 43 28 40 34 80 51
DK/NA 17 21 12 12 14 13 14 14 18
5. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic
Party win control of the United States Senate?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Republican Party 35% 46% 52% 46% 57% 47% 52% 13% 39%
Democratic Party 47 35 39 45 30 41 35 79 39
DK/NA 18 20 10 9 13 12 12 8 21
6. Would you like to see Donald Trump run for president in 2024, or not?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Yes 28% 37% 35% 30% 38% 33% 35% 17% 33%
No 66 54 57 61 53 59 56 76 61
DK/NA 6 10 8 9 9 8 8 7 6
7. Would you say that Joe Biden is doing a better job as president than you expected, a
worse job, or about what you expected?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Better 7% 1% 14% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6%
Worse 39 64 17 39 41 36 39 42
As expected 50 34 64 49 49 51 53 48
DK/NA 4 - 4 5 3 6 1 4
8. Do you believe there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, or
not?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Yes/Believe 25% 39% 37% 34% 37% 41% 39% 14% 31%
No 62 52 56 59 54 53 54 75 58
DK/NA 14 9 7 7 8 6 7 11 11
9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling - the response to the
coronavirus?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve 29% 35% 44% 49% 33% 39% 36% 62% 37%
Disapprove 62 59 51 45 60 54 57 32 59
DK/NA 9 6 4 6 7 7 7 6 5
10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling - the economy?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve 27% 33% 37% 42% 28% 35% 32% 59% 28%
Disapprove 61 59 55 50 65 55 60 32 61
DK/NA 12 8 7 8 7 10 8 10 11
11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling - foreign policy?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Approve 32% 32% 35% 42% 28% 36% 32% 63% 33%
Disapprove 50 59 55 47 63 51 57 22 58
DK/NA 18 9 9 11 9 13 11 15 9
12. Do you feel that President Biden is doing more to unite the country or is doing more to
divide the country?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Unite 39% 38% 43% 48% 32% 41% 37% 70% 46%
Divide 46 49 51 47 57 50 54 15 48
DK/NA 15 13 6 5 10 8 9 15 6
13. Do you think that Joe Biden is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Too liberal 30% 43% 47% 42% 53% 46% 49% 8% 34%
Too conservative 17 12 4 4 7 8 7 17 12
About right 43 30 39 42 29 35 32 67 43
DK/NA 10 15 10 11 12 12 12 8 11
14. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not
so good, or poor?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Excellent 2% - 5% 1% 2% 1% 3% -
Good 26 5 49 23 26 26 39 19
Not so good 35 42 28 36 34 36 30 38
Poor 35 52 16 37 36 34 27 39
DK/NA 2 - 2 2 1 3 1 3
Excellent - - 3% 4% 2% 1% 1% 5% 1%
Good 23 25 27 31 25 26 26 37 26
Not so good 39 36 31 33 36 35 35 35 31
Poor 34 37 37 29 37 34 35 21 39
DK/NA 4 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2
15. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about
the same?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
16. Over your lifetime, do you expect political divisions in the country to ease, to
worsen, or to remain about the same?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Ease 17% 14% 15% 13% 12% 14% 13% 22% 15%
Worsen 55 53 52 50 57 56 56 38 46
Remain same 24 28 29 32 29 25 27 34 33
DK/NA 4 5 4 6 3 6 4 5 5
17. Do you think the - Democratic Party is more committed to the principles of the U.S.
Constitution or more committed to individual politicians?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Constitution 25% 21% 35% 44% 23% 34% 29% 56% 24%
Indivdl politicians 67 69 60 49 69 59 64 35 72
DK/NA 9 10 5 7 8 6 7 8 4
18. Do you think the - Republican Party is more committed to the principles of the U.S.
Constitution or more committed to individual politicians?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Constitution 32% 37% 35% 39% 39% 39% 39% 16% 36%
Indivdl politicians 62 54 58 52 52 55 53 74 59
DK/NA 6 8 7 8 9 6 8 10 5
19. What do you think is the bigger danger to the United States: other countries that are
adversaries of the United States or political instability within the United States?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Adversaries of US 16% 20% 20% 19% 19% 18% 18% 24% 19%
Instability in US 80 79 76 72 77 76 76 72 78
DK/NA 4 1 5 8 4 7 5 4 3
22. Do you think the nation's democracy is in danger of collapse, or don't you think so?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Yes/Danger 54% 56% 61% 63% 55% 67% 61% 46% 59%
No 40 38 36 32 42 29 35 44 37
DK/NA 6 6 3 6 4 4 4 10 4
23. Do you support or oppose the Congressional investigation of the storming of the U.S.
Capitol on January 6, 2021?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Support 63% 63% 59% 61% 56% 63% 60% 72% 61%
Oppose 30 33 36 34 38 33 35 22 36
DK/NA 7 4 6 5 6 4 5 7 3
24. Which comes closer to your point of view: the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January
6, 2021 was an attack on democracy that should never be forgotten, or too much is being
made of the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and it is time to move on?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Never be forgotten 50% 20% 88% 46% 44% 56% 57% 39%
Time to move on 44 77 10 48 49 39 39 55
DK/NA 6 3 2 6 7 5 4 6
Never be forgotten 59% 44% 47% 53% 39% 51% 45% 69% 57%
Time to move on 33 50 47 42 55 44 50 24 38
DK/NA 8 5 5 4 6 5 5 7 5
25. How much of the responsibility, if any, do you think former President Trump bears for
the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: a lot, some, not much, or none at all?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
A lot 43% 40% 44% 48% 31% 43% 37% 69% 45%
Some 26 20 13 16 18 17 18 22 20
Not much 15 18 18 12 25 17 21 1 14
None at all 11 19 23 22 25 20 22 3 17
DK/NA 5 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 3
26. How likely do you think it is that there will be another attack in the United States
like the one that happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: very likely, somewhat
likely, not so likely, or not likely at all?
ADULTS.....................................................
WHITE........
4 YR COLL DEG
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No
Very likely 19% 12% 25% 17% 16% 21% 16% 15%
Somewhat likely 34 24 44 35 30 38 37 35
Not so likely 22 24 22 23 26 19 24 23
Not likely at all 21 37 8 22 24 18 20 24
DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4
Very likely 21% 20% 19% 14% 13% 18% 16% 29% 21%
Somewhat likely 41 32 28 36 31 40 35 34 39
Not so likely 23 21 23 22 28 19 23 24 15
Not likely at all 11 22 28 23 25 20 23 11 22
DK/NA 3 4 2 4 3 4 3 2 3