ABC Poll: 86% Say Biden Too Old for Second Term

President Joe Biden meets Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (not in picture) before their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, on October 29, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

By    |   Sunday, 11 February 2024 01:05 PM EST ET

A majority of Americans said President Joe Biden is too old to serve another term, according to a new poll released Sunday.

The ABC News/Ipsos survey found 86% of Americans said the 81-year-old commander in chief is too aged for another stint in the White House — and that 59% said both he and former President Donald Trump are too old for the job. The poll also found 27% said only Biden is too old.

In a breakdown:

  • 62% said 77-year-old Trump is too old to serve as president.
  • 73% of Democrats said Biden is too old to serve.
  • 35% of Republicans said Trump is too old.
  • 91% of independents said Biden is too old to serve.
  • 71% of independents said Trump is too old to serve.

On other issues, including migration, the poll found.

  • 66% said Trump shouldn’t be immune to criminal prosecution for actions he took while president, including, 45% of Republicans, 83% of Democrats and 66% of independents.
  • 53% blame Republicans in Congress for the failure to pass a border bill, 51% blame Democrats, 49% blame Biden, and 39% blame Trump.
  • 44%-26% trust that Trump would do a better job of handling immigration and the border than Biden; while 41%-28% trust Trump over Biden on handling crime, 43%-31% on economy and 41%-31% on inflation.
  • 37%-28% of Americans trust Biden over Trump on abortion, 38%-28% on health care, and 39%-22% on climate change.

The poll's margin of error is plus or minor 4.5 percentage points.

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