favorability · 14 polls · 3 sources · 2008 → 2026
Joe Biden — favorability
Today (2026)
37%
favorable · 2026
First reading
52%
2008 · civiqs
18-year shift
-15pp
falling
Polls
14
polls
Sources
3
civiqs · yougov · gallup
favorable % · 2008 → 2026LOESS-smoothed · raw dots underlaid
Story arc
VerifiedJoe Biden — favorability stands at 37% favorable and 56% unfavorable per Civiqs (June 11) [1], the most recent poll in the dataset. YouGov shows a notably higher and consistent reading across multiple fieldings through June 4, with 45% favorable and 36% unfavorable [2]. The YouGov figure is unchanged from ~30 days earlier (May 30), indicating no meaningful shift in that series over the past month. Civiqs edged down one point from 38% favorable in late May to 37% in mid-June [1].
favorable over time
LOESS CONSENSUS
14 polls
BIAS-CORRECTED
House effects removed
INDIVIDUAL POLLS
raw readings
Pollster house effects
Pollsters on this topic · 3
D-LEAN
NEUTRAL
R-LEAN
MOST ALIGNED
Civiqs
-0.3pp
Track record matches consensus to within 0.3 pp across 2 polls.
LARGEST HOUSE EFFECT
YouGov
-2.9pp
Consistently understates support relative to consensus; weight in aggregate is downgraded accordingly.
Who's divided
75pp
Party divides Americans most on this topic.
Democrat 78% favorable · Republican 3% · widest spread of any dimension
Dimension
0% favorablePOP AVG 42%100%
Spreadparty
3 subgroups
Democrat 78
Republican 3
Independent 27
75pp
race
4 subgroups
White 30
Black or African-American 70
Hispanic/Latino 41
Other 42
40pp
gender
2 subgroups
Male 31
Female 43
12pp
education
3 subgroups
Non-College Graduate 35
College Graduate 38
Postgraduate 46
11pp
age
4 subgroups
18-34 32
35-49 37
50-64 38
65+ 41
9pp
The party gap over time
Democrat78%Independent27%Republican3%FAVORABLE % BY SUBGROUP