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.
| Date | NBC | WP/ABC | CNN | FOX | QUINNIPIAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNE ’23 | 43/53 | xxx | xxx | 44/55 | 42/54 |
| MAY ’23 | xxx | xxx | 41/59 | 42/58 | 38/57 |
| 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 |
The following is Biden’s approval rating based on Real Clear Politics.
| Approval | Disapproval | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 42.5% | 53.5% |
| On the economy | 38.3% | 57.4% |
| On foreign policy | 39.7% | 54.3% |
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 |
| 6/22/23 | 43.0% | 56.0% | 41.5% | 53.8% |
| 5/24/23 | 39.0% | 57.0% | 40.9% | 55.0% |
| 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% |
All three major stock indices have increased during the President’s time in office, but the gains are smaller than his two predecessors.
The S&P 500 has grown 15.75% since Biden came into office. At the same time in Trump’s term the growth had been 40% and in Obama’s first term it grew 53.8%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 10.3% for Biden; 34.8% for Trump and 48.6% for Obama.
In the Nasdaq, Biden grew 3%; Trump 161.7% and Obama 70.2%.
[Axios AM 6/30/23]
Judges Nominated and Confirmed to Date
As of June 21, 2023, the United States Senate has confirmed 136 federal judges nominated by President Biden: one Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 35 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals, and 100 judges for the United States District Courts.
There are 25 nominations awaiting Senate action: 3 for the Courts of Appeals and 22 for the District Courts. There are 8 vacancies in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 62 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 | 136 | 1 | 35 | 100 | |
| 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.
- 514 people have been confirmed by the Senate.
- 111 nominees are being considered by the Senate.
- 1 awaiting formal nomination.
- 80 positions have no Biden nominee.
- 105 appointees are serving in termed positions or were held over from previous administrations.
[WP 6/26/23]
The following are the favorability ratings for a variety of political leaders based on the Real Clear Politics averages for 6/27/23.
| Favorable | Unfavorable | |
|---|---|---|
| Biden | 39.2 | 53.9 |
| Trump | 39.2 | 55.5 |
| DeSantis | 38.2 | 44.9 |
| Harris | 36.8 | 53.5 |
| McCarthy | 36.0 | 39.0 |
| Schumer | 28.0 | 39.0 |
| Jeffries | 27.0 | 28.0 |
| McConnell | 18.8 | 55.3 |
A Biden-Trump faceoff in 2024 would be the 7th rematch in history and the first since the 1950s.
- John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson, 1796 and 1800
- John Quincy Adams vs Andrew Jackson, 1824 and 1828
- Martin Van Buren vs William Henry Harrison, 1836 and 1840
- Grover Cleveland vs. Benjamin Harrison, 1888 and 1892
- William McKinley vs. William Jennings Bryan, 1896 and 1900
- Dwight D. Eisenhower vs Adlai Stevenson, 1952 and 1956
- If their respective political parties nominate them, Joe Biden vs Donald Trump.
[PEW 5/16/23]