Biden Approaching 100 Days in Office... Approval Rating Nears 60%

During the Same Period, Trump, Bush Family, and Clinton Surpassed... Praised for COVID-19 Response

U.S. President Joe Biden is speaking about sanctions on Russia on the 15th (local time) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] A survey revealed that the approval rating for U.S. President Joe Biden's performance in office is approaching 60% as he marks his 100th day in office on the 29th.

According to a poll conducted by the U.S. research firm Pew Research Center from the 4th to the 11th, surveying 5,109 adults, 59% of respondents said they approve of President Biden's handling of his duties. Those who disapproved accounted for 39%.

Compared to the approval ratings in April of the first year of previous presidents' terms, this level was relatively high. Specifically, it was higher than Donald Trump (39%), George W. Bush (55%), Bill Clinton (49%), and George H.W. Bush (58%), but lower than Barack Obama (61%) and Ronald Reagan (67%).

Source=Pew Research Center website

In particular, Biden received high marks for his response to COVID-19. 72% of respondents said the Biden administration is managing the production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines well, while only 27% said it was not. Notably, 55% of Republicans or Republican-leaning respondents also positively evaluated the administration's vaccine production and distribution management.

Support for the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion (approximately 2,118.5 trillion won) economic stimulus package remained strong. Although support for the stimulus package dropped by 3 percentage points from a month ago to 67%, it still more than doubled the 32% who opposed it.

Meanwhile, concern over illegal immigration increased. The percentage of respondents who said illegal immigration is a very big problem in the U.S. rose to 47%, up 19 percentage points from 28% in a survey conducted in June last year. In contrast, those who said the COVID-19 pandemic is a big problem dropped by 11 percentage points to 47% over the same period. The proportions citing concerns such as the potential burden of health insurance (59%) and the federal government deficit (49%) showed little change from before.