Biden’s Final Approval Rating
ActiVote’s January 21, 2025 presidential approval poll finds that President Biden ended his presidency with an approval rating of 42.2%. His disapproval rating stands at 50.4%.
Over 75,000 ActiVote voters have weighed in on Biden’s approval rating since April 2021, with on average 1660 participants per month and 728participants in January 2025. They rated Biden on a 5-star rating, which is then converted into standard “approval” and “disapproval” percentages. His final month’s numbers are slightly better than his average over the 46 months for which we published polls, which comes to 40.9% approval and 52.3% disapproval.
The only groups with a net positive approval rating are urbanites, youngsters (18-29), Democrats, Blacks and those with some college.
If we look at the left-to-right spectrum, Biden’s low approval comes from two phenomena. First, his base on the left is more disapproving of him than the right approves of him: 12% of the left and moderate left disapprove of him, while only 4% of the right and moderate right approve of him. Second, the crucial group of centrists reflect the overall sentiment of the nation: only 42% approve of Biden, while 48% disapprove.
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 | 728 RV | Unweighted | Weighted | Approve | Disapprove |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | ±3.6% MoE | 100% | 100% | 42.2% | 50.4% |
| Political Spectrum | Left | 22% | 20% | 78% | 12% |
| Moderate Left | 29% | 20% | 81% | 11% | |
| Center | 19% | 20% | 42% | 48% | |
| Moderate Right | 15% | 20% | 8% | 84% | |
| Right | 14% | 20% | 2% | 97% | |
| Region | rural | 32% | 31% | 40% | 56% |
| suburban | 41% | 36% | 36% | 55% | |
| urban | 27% | 33% | 52% | 40% | |
| Age | 18-29 | 25% | 15% | 43% | 42% |
| 30-49 | 36% | 32% | 43% | 48% | |
| 50-64 | 22% | 25% | 37% | 57% | |
| 65+ | 17% | 28% | 45% | 51% | |
| Sex | F | 28% | 53% | 46% | 46% |
| M | 72% | 47% | 37% | 55% | |
| Party | D | 43% | 39% | 75% | 16% |
| R | 37% | 33% | 15% | 80% | |
| I | 21% | 28% | 39% | 50% | |
| Ethnicity | White | 84% | 68% | 40% | 52% |
| Black | 5% | 11% | 83% | 14% | |
| Latino | 7% | 14% | 43% | 47% | |
| Income | Low | 18% | 20% | 47% | 47% |
| Middle | 38% | 42% | 42% | 50% | |
| High | 45% | 38% | 40% | 52% | |
| Education | HS | 26% | 32% | 35% | 58% |
| Some Col. | 9% | 23% | 48% | 44% | |
| BSC+ | 65% | 44% | 44% | 48% |