President Biden is the oldest president in U.S. history. He has announced that he is running 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR ’23 | 41/54 | 37/56 | xxx | 44/55 | xxx |
| MAR ’23 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 44/56 | 38/57 |
| 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 |
As of 5/16/23, the following was Biden’s approval rating based on Real Clear Politics.
| Approval | Disapproval | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 41.6% | 53.7% |
| On the economy | 37.9% | 58.0% |
| On foreign policy | 41.6% | 55.0% |
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 |
| 4/25/23 | 37.0% | 59.0% | 42.1% | 53.6% |
| 3/23/23 | 40.0% | 56.0% | 42.7% | 52.8% |
| 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 and disapproval ratings have each fallen by 3 points in the last year.
Biden has held fewer news conferences per year than any president since Reagan. And fewer interviews during his first two years in office than any president in an even longer period of time:
| News conferences in first two years | Interviews in first two years | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 83 | Obama | 275 |
| G.H.W. Bush | 67 | Trump | 202 |
| Obama | 46 | Clinton | 132 |
| Trump | 39 | Reagan | 106 |
| G.W. Bush | 39 | G.H.W. Bush | 96 |
| Biden | 21 | G.W. Bush | 89 |
| Reagan | 14 | Biden | 54 |
[NYTimes 4/26/2023]
Judges Nominated and Confirmed to Date
As of May 17, 2023, the United States Senate has confirmed 117 federal judges nominated by President Biden: one Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 33 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals, and 93 judges for the United States District Courts.
There are 34 nominations awaiting Senate action: 6 for the Courts of Appeals and 28 for the District Courts. There are 8 vacancies in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 64 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 | 127 | 1 | 33 | 93 | |
| 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]
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 811 of those 1200 positions.
• 515 people have been confirmed by the Senate.
• 93 nominees are being considered by the Senate.
• 5 are awaiting formal nomination.
• 91 positions have no Biden nominee.
• 107 appointees are serving in termed positions or were held over from previous administrations. [WP 5/17/23]
The following are the favorability ratings for a variety of political leaders based on the Real Clear Politics averages for 5/17/23.
| Favorable | Unfavorable | |
|---|---|---|
| DeSantis | 43.5 | 42.0 |
| Biden | 42.4 | 53.2 |
| Trump | 42.0 | 53.0 |
| Harris | 39.3 | 54.5 |
| McCarthy | 35.7 | 37.0 |
| Schumer | 30.3 | 38.3 |
| Jeffries | 28.8 | 28.8 |
| McConnell | 22.5 | 52.5 |