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A majority of Iowans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is doing his job, but his ratings have edged up very slightly in recent months, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Just 35% of Iowa adults approve of Biden’s performance, with 59% disapproving and 6% unsure, according to the new poll. That is a "modest improvement" over the 33% approval, 62% disapproval ratings he garnered in a November 2021 Iowa Poll, pollster J. Ann Selzer said. But his ratings remain well below the 47% approval he scored in March 2021, shortly after his presidency began.
Just 4% of Iowa Republicans approve of the way the Democratic president is doing the job, the poll shows. Among Democrats, 82% approve of Biden’s performance, as do 29% of political independents.
The president’s low ratings come as the United States faces problems on multiple fronts, including persistent inflation, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Many Iowans hold a dim view of how the United States is faring overall, the new Iowa Poll shows. Just 23% of Iowa adults think the nation is headed in the right direction, compared to 67% who think it’s going off on the wrong track, and 11% who are unsure.
Among Iowa Republicans, 95% believe the country is on the wrong track, compared to 30% of Democrats and 70% of independents, according to the poll.
More:How is the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll conducted? We answer your top questions.
The Iowa Poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., is based on a sample of 813 Iowa adults. It has a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. It was conducted between Feb. 28 and March 2.
Poll participant Connie Lenox of Spirit Lake is among the majority of Iowans who dislike Biden’s leadership.
“He hasn’t done anything right,” she said, citing such issues as immigration, the nation’s knotted supply chain, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing prices of gas and food. “I think he’s the worst president we’ve ever had.”
Lenox, 71, is a Republican and a retiree.
Poll participant Shannon Trimble disagrees with such dark assessments. When asked if he approves of Biden’s job performance, he replied, “Yes, overwhelmingly.”
Trimble said Biden projects integrity.
“I see a genuineness and authenticity in President Biden that I didn’t see in his predecessor,” he said.
Trimble, 57, lives in Bettendorf and works in sales for a food company. He’s a lifelong Democrat, which he acknowledged affects his opinions of presidents. But he said he’s never been as angry with a president as he was with Donald Trump’s White House performance.
“I don’t say his name. I never will,” Trimble said, adding he believes many of the problems Biden now faces could be traced back to his predecessor’s mismanagement.
The new Iowa Poll shows that Biden’s standing is substantially better with women than with men; with city dwellers compared to rural residents; and with people who identify with no religion versus people who identify as Protestants.
Deidre Wilson of Eldora is among 16% of Iowa Poll participants who said they voted for Biden in 2020 but now disapprove of how he’s doing the job.
Wilson, 35, is a political independent who said she is to the left of Biden. Voting for him “was definitely a lesser-of-two-evils situation for me,” she said.
She remains glad Biden beat Trump.
“I knew he was going to be better. There was no way anybody could be more embarrassing than Trump,” she said. But she is disappointed Biden hasn’t taken more action on such things as relieving student debt and legalizing marijuana.
Poll participant Debra Gaskins of Des Moines, a Democrat, said she generally approves of the president’s performance.
“I feel at least Biden is honest,” she said.
Gaskins, 67, who retired from the U.S. Postal Service, said the president faces a huge challenge in countering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden can’t send in U.S. troops, she said.
“There’s no appetite in this country for getting into another war," she said.
But Biden has done a good job of unifying the rest of Europe and many other countries in opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, she said, and the heavy sanctions they have imposed could take effect over time.
Gaskins also thinks Biden is doing a great job in countering the COVID-19 epidemic. But she worries he and other Democrats will face skepticism from voters upset about rising prices.
“I don’t think that’s really his fault,” she said. “I think whoever was president would be in the same position.”
The new Iowa Poll shows Biden’s approval ratings are substantially worse than his two predecessors saw roughly a year into their presidencies.
Republican Donald Trump’s won approval from 44% of Iowans and disapproval from 51% in February 2018, an Iowa Poll published then found. A February 2010 Iowa Poll showed 46% of Iowans approved of the job Democrat Barack Obama was doing as president, and 47% disapproved.
A majority of Iowans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is doing his job, but his ratings have edged up very slightly in recent months, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Just 35% of Iowa adults approve of Biden’s performance, with 59% disapproving and 6% unsure, according to the new poll. That is a "modest improvement" over the 33% approval, 62% disapproval ratings he garnered in a November 2021 Iowa Poll, pollster J. Ann Selzer said. But his ratings remain well below the 47% approval he scored in March 2021, shortly after his presidency began.
Just 4% of Iowa Republicans approve of the way the Democratic president is doing the job, the poll shows. Among Democrats, 82% approve of Biden’s performance, as do 29% of political independents.
The president’s low ratings come as the United States faces problems on multiple fronts, including persistent inflation, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Many Iowans hold a dim view of how the United States is faring overall, the new Iowa Poll shows. Just 23% of Iowa adults think the nation is headed in the right direction, compared to 67% who think it’s going off on the wrong track, and 11% who are unsure.
Among Iowa Republicans, 95% believe the country is on the wrong track, compared to 30% of Democrats and 70% of independents, according to the poll.
More:How is the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll conducted? We answer your top questions.
The Iowa Poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., is based on a sample of 813 Iowa adults. It has a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. It was conducted between Feb. 28 and March 2.
Poll participant Connie Lenox of Spirit Lake is among the majority of Iowans who dislike Biden’s leadership.
“He hasn’t done anything right,” she said, citing such issues as immigration, the nation’s knotted supply chain, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing prices of gas and food. “I think he’s the worst president we’ve ever had.”
Lenox, 71, is a Republican and a retiree.
Poll participant Shannon Trimble disagrees with such dark assessments. When asked if he approves of Biden’s job performance, he replied, “Yes, overwhelmingly.”
Trimble said Biden projects integrity.
“I see a genuineness and authenticity in President Biden that I didn’t see in his predecessor,” he said.
Trimble, 57, lives in Bettendorf and works in sales for a food company. He’s a lifelong Democrat, which he acknowledged affects his opinions of presidents. But he said he’s never been as angry with a president as he was with Donald Trump’s White House performance.
“I don’t say his name. I never will,” Trimble said, adding he believes many of the problems Biden now faces could be traced back to his predecessor’s mismanagement.
The new Iowa Poll shows that Biden’s standing is substantially better with women than with men; with city dwellers compared to rural residents; and with people who identify with no religion versus people who identify as Protestants.
Deidre Wilson of Eldora is among 16% of Iowa Poll participants who said they voted for Biden in 2020 but now disapprove of how he’s doing the job.
Wilson, 35, is a political independent who said she is to the left of Biden. Voting for him “was definitely a lesser-of-two-evils situation for me,” she said.
She remains glad Biden beat Trump.
“I knew he was going to be better. There was no way anybody could be more embarrassing than Trump,” she said. But she is disappointed Biden hasn’t taken more action on such things as relieving student debt and legalizing marijuana.
Poll participant Debra Gaskins of Des Moines, a Democrat, said she generally approves of the president’s performance.
“I feel at least Biden is honest,” she said.
Gaskins, 67, who retired from the U.S. Postal Service, said the president faces a huge challenge in countering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden can’t send in U.S. troops, she said.
“There’s no appetite in this country for getting into another war," she said.
But Biden has done a good job of unifying the rest of Europe and many other countries in opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, she said, and the heavy sanctions they have imposed could take effect over time.
Gaskins also thinks Biden is doing a great job in countering the COVID-19 epidemic. But she worries he and other Democrats will face skepticism from voters upset about rising prices.
“I don’t think that’s really his fault,” she said. “I think whoever was president would be in the same position.”
The new Iowa Poll shows Biden’s approval ratings are substantially worse than his two predecessors saw roughly a year into their presidencies.
Republican Donald Trump’s won approval from 44% of Iowans and disapproval from 51% in February 2018, an Iowa Poll published then found. A February 2010 Iowa Poll showed 46% of Iowans approved of the job Democrat Barack Obama was doing as president, and 47% disapproved.
Nearly 60% of Iowans disapprove of President Joe Biden's job performance, according to the latest Iowa Poll
'He hasn't done anything right,' an Iowa Poll participant says of President Joe Biden, whose job approval is at just 35% among Iowa adults.
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