Biden was historically unpopular

These are the net approval ratings of US Presidents after three and a half years in office.

  1. Dwight Eisenhower +51%
  2. Richard Nixon +27%
  3. Bill Clinton +20%
  4. Ronald Reagan +19%
  5. Lyndon Johnson +7%
  6. Barack Obama +2%
  7. George W Bush +1%
  8. Harry Truman -7%
  9. Donald Trump -16%
  10. Joe Biden -17%
  11. Jimmy Carter -21%
  12. George HW Bush -25%

Those in bold won a second term. The bottom four did not.