No top US official receives majority job approval: Poll

Biden's approval rating is the worst for any president in the modern day who has been seeking reelection at the same point.

By Madeleine Hubbard

Published: January 4, 2024 1:24pm

Not a single elected or appointed U.S. federal official received a majority approval rating from Americans, with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts scoring the best with a 48% job approval rating, according to a poll released Thursday.

The leader with the lowest approval rating is Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, with a 27% job approval rating, and second to the Kentucky Senator is President Joe Biden with a 39% approval rating, according to a Gallup poll.

Biden's approval rating is the worst for any president in the modern day who has been seeking reelection at the same point, per the pollster, which will be a struggle for his campaign to overcome in the 2024 election.

Second to Roberts in approval rating is House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at 46%, followed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at 45% and Attorney General Merrick Garland at 44%.

This poll of 1,013 U.S. adults was conducted Dec. 1-20, 2023, and it has a 4% margin of error.

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