The different polls all agree: President Joe Biden’s political standing is lower than Barack Obama’s was at this point before his re-election — and even lower than Donald Trump’s was a year before his 2020 loss. Last month’s national NBC News poll found Biden’s approval rating declining to 40%, the lowest mark of his presidency. The findings are consistent with other national and battleground-state polling showing Biden’s approval rating in the 30s and 40s.
Biden ended the year narrowly trailing Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in the NBC News poll. Other polls also find Biden in a highly competitive 2024 contest with Trump