Americans say they view former President Joe Biden least favorably among the still living men who have held the nation's highest office, according to Gallup poll results.
Only 39% of respondents say they have a favorable view of Biden, while 57% say they have an unfavorable view, Gallup results released Tuesday show. Another 4% say they have no opinion.
Biden left office on Jan. 20 amid high inflation and after several years of a migrant crisis at the southern border. Following a disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump, Biden was pushed off the Democratic Party's national ticket and replaced by then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
Opinions of Biden are barely better than his worst evaluation since he became a well-known political figure. In June 2024, the favorable/unfavorable split for Biden was 37%/61%, Gallup said.
As for Trump, 48% say they have a favorable view of the current president and 50% say they have an unfavorable view.
Trump's ratings are among his best since Gallup first measured opinions of him in 1999. He has had only one net-positive rating to date. That was 50% favorable and 38% unfavorable in 2005, when he was featured in the reality television show "The Apprentice" and before he entered politics.
Among Republicans, 93% say they have a favorable view of Trump, and only 7% of Democrats say likewise.
The Gallup survey results concerning the other living former presidents show 59% favorable, 36% unfavorable for Barack Obama, 52% favorable and 34% unfavorable for George W. Bush, and 48% favorable and 41% unfavorable for Bill Clinton.
Gallup previously last measured opinions of George W. Bush in 2017, when 59% said they viewed him favorably, 37% said they viewed him unfavorably, and 5% did not have an opinion.
Bush's current ratings are the most similar by party, with 63% of Republicans and 48% of Democrats saying they have a favorable view. Those scores are the lowest rating from a president's own party and the highest from the opposition.
Obama's favorability ratings have generally been stable since late 2016, near the end of his presidency.
As years go by, more Americans say they have no opinion of Clinton (12%) and Bush (14%), who left office in 2001 and 2009, respectively.
The Gallup survey was conducted Jan. 21-27.
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