President Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. He still has not addressed the question of whether he will run for re-election in 2024. If he were to run, win, and survive the term, he would be 86 years old.
President Biden’s job approval ratings
| Date | NBC | WP/ABC | CNN | FOX | QUINNIPIAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB ’23 | xxx | 43/53 | xxx | xxx | 40/55 |
| JAN ’23 | 46/50 | 40/53 | 46/54 | 45/54 | 38/53 |
| DEC ’22 | xxx | xxx | 48/52 | 44/56 | 43/49 |
| NOV ’22 | 44/53 | 45/53 | xxx | xxx | 36/55 |
| OCT ’22 | 45/52 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx |
| OCT ’22 | 45/52 | 43/53 | 42/58 | 46/53 | 37/54 |
| SEPT’22 | 45/52 | 39/55 | 40/53 | 43/56 | 41/53 |
| AUG’22 | 42/55 | xxx | xxx | 41/55 | 43/53 |
| JULY’22 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 36/58 | 33/59 |
| JUNE’22 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 43/57 | 35/56 |
| MAY’22 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | 38/55 |
| MAY’22 | 42/54 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx |
| APR’22 | xxx | 42/52 | 41/59 | 45/53 | 40/51 |
| APR’22 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | 35/55 |
| MAR’22 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | 40/54 |
| MAR’22 | 41/54 | xxx | xxx | 45/54 | 38/55 |
| FEB’22 | xxx | 38/57 | 42/57 | xxx | 37/56 |
| JAN’22 | 44/54 | xxx | xxx | 47/52 | 34/54 |
| DEC’21 | xxx | xxx | 48/52 | 47/51 | xxx |
| NOV’21 | xxx | xxx | 45/54 | xxx | xxx |
| NOV’21 | xxx | 38/57 | 48/52 | 44/54 | 38/53 |
| OCT’21 | 45/52 | xxx | 50/50 | xxx | 40/51 |
As of the end of 2022, the following was Biden’s approval rating based on Real Clear Politics.
| Approval | Disapproval | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 43.8% | 51.4% |
| On the economy | 37.7% | 58.1% |
| On foreign policy | 41.7% | 52.0% |
Gallup now does monthly or semi-monthly surveys of all adults. WW will include a periodic polling summary of Registered and Likely Voters by FiveThirtyEight.
| Gallup (All Adults) | FiveThirtyEight (Reg/Likely | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Approval | Disapproval | Approval | Disapproval |
| 1/22/23 | 41.0% | 54.0% | 43.9% | 51.9% |
| 12/2/22 | 40.0% | 55.0% | 42.9% | 53.0% |
| 9/16/22 | 42.0% | 56.0% | 42.5% | 52.0% |
| 8/23/22 | 44.0% | 53.0% | 42.7% | 52.8% |
| 5/22/22 | 41.0% | 54.0% | 41.1% | 54.3% |
| 4/19/22 | 41.0% | 56.0% | 42.4% | 53.1% |
| 3/18/22 | 42.0% | 54.0% | 42.1% | 52.8% |
| 2/17/22 | 41.0% | 55.0% | 41.4% | 53.0% |
| 1/16/22 | 40.0% | 56.0% | 42.5% | 52.1% |
| 12/16/21 | 43.0% | 51.0% | 43.7% | 50.7% |
| 11/16/21 | 42.0% | 55.0% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| 10/19/21 | 42.0% | 52.0% | 44.1% | 49.9% |
| 9/17/21 | 43.0% | 53.0% | 45.7% | 48.8% |
| 8/17/21 | 49.0% | 48.0% | 48.5% | 45.9% |
| 6/18/21 | 56.0% | 42.0% | 51.8% | 42.4% |
| 5/18/21 | 54.0% | 40.0% | 52.7% | 40.7% |
Using Gallup (all adults) as the marker, Biden’s approval rating has grown by 1 point in the last year. His disapproval has dropped by one point.
Which do you think is a greater threat to national security? (Among registered voters.)
| President Biden’s handling of classified documents when he was Vice President | 26% |
| Former President Trump’s handling of classified documents | 39% |
| Both | 34% |
[Marist poll 2/13-16/23]
Judges Nominated and Confirmed to Date
As of February 16, 2023, the United States Senate has confirmed 105 federal judges nominated by President Biden. One Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 30 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals, and 74 judges for the United States District Courts.
There are 44 nominations awaiting Senate action: 7 for the Courts of Appeals and 37 for the District Courts. There are 9 vacancies in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 70 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts, and 2 vacancies in the United States Court of International Trade.
The chart below reflects the number of Article III court judges appointed by every U.S. president since Jimmy Carter.
| Total | Supreme Ct | Appeals Ct | District Ct | Int’l Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biden – 2 years | 105 | 1 | 30 | 74 | |
| Trump – 4 years | 234 | 3 | 54 | 174 | 3 |
| Obama – 8 years | 325 | 2 | 55 | 268 | |
| GW Bush – 8 years | 325 | 2 | 62 | 261 | |
| Clinton – 8 years | 373 | 2 | 66 | 305 | |
| GHW Bush – 4 years | 192 | 2 | 42 | 148 | |
| Reagan – 8 years | 376 | 3 | 83 | 290 | |
| Carter – 4 years | 259 | 0 | 56 | 203 |
[USCourts/Wikipedia/List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden]
Of the Biden judges confirmed to date:
- 76/100 judicial nominees confirmed to date by this Senate are women.
- 68/100 judicial nominees confirmed to date by this Senate are people of color.
- 33/100 judicial nominees confirmed by this Senate are Black.
- 25/100 judicial nominees confirmed by this Senate are Black women.
- 21/100 judicial nominees confirmed by this Senate are Hispanic.
This Senate has confirmed more women to judgeships than any Republican president.
This Senate has confirmed more people of color to Circuit Court judgeships than any other president.
This Senate has confirmed more Asian and Native women to the federal bench than any other president. [Brennan Center 2/14/23]
There are roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions in the executive branch and independent agencies, including more than 1,200 that require Senate confirmation.
The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service are tracking 810 of those 1200 positions.
- 509 people have been confirmed by the Senate.
- 76 nominees are being considered by the Senate.
- 0 are awaiting formal nomination.
- 91 positions have no Biden nominee.
- 128 appointees are serving in termed positions or were held over from previous administrations.
[WP 2/15/23]
The following are the favorability ratings for a variety of political leaders based on the Real Clear Politics averages for 2/14/23.
| Favorable | Unfavorable | |
|---|---|---|
| Biden | 41.5 | 52.9 |
| Harris | 38.2 | 51.8 |
| Trump | 37.9 | 56.1 |
| DeSantis | 40.6 | 38.0 |
| Jeffries | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| Schumer | 26.6 | 39.4 |
| McCarthy | 22.4 | 39.6 |
| McConnell | 19.2 | 53.0 |