Voters appear to be unfazed by President Joe Biden’s economic recovery, as new poll shows that distrust in his administration is at its lowest.
According to the annual survey conducted by the Reagan National Defense Survey, only 36 percent of Americans said they had either a “great deal” or “some” confidence in Biden’s performance as president, while 17 percent said they had “a little,” and 47 percent said “not much at all.”
The numbers, which count the population’s confidence in the U.S. presidency, have been declining since the poll was initially conducted in November 2018—during the Trump administration—and 44 percent of respondents said that they had “great deal” or “some” trust in the presidency. Since then, the number of those who have absolutely no confidence has remained constant.
The poll also found that just 38 percent held a favorable view of Biden and 59 percent held an unfavorable view. Former President Donald Trump fared significantly better, with a 47 percent favorable rating and a 50 percent unfavorable rating.
Additionally, Trump bested Biden 42 to 36 percent in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, with 9 percent saying they would support another candidate and 9 percent saying they would not vote.
2,506 American adults pariticipated with the survey’s 6th year and 10th Reagan National Defense Forum. It was conducted between Oct. 27 to Nov. 5.
This comes as Biden is in danger of losing the 2024 presidential election following dissatisfaction from the public. Biden’s favorability among the American people has sharply declined since February 2021, just days after his inauguration in January of the same year, when it stood at 53 percent.
According to a separate survey conducted by Gallup late last month, support among Democratic voters have aslo slid by 11 points from September. Only 75 percent of Democrats support the president, compared to last month’s 86 percent.
Progressive Democrats are also demanding Biden stop supporting Israel and take a firm stance against the country’s crusade in Gaza. Users of the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, have taken to the social media platform to declare that they won’t vote for him next year.
