Joe Biden Issue Area Job Approval (June 2022)

Joe Biden Issue Area Job Approval (June 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: "
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categoryTotal
COVID-1941%
Foreign policy34%
Climate change30%
Crime & public safety28%
Immigration & border security27%
Gun violence27%
The economy26%
Abortion access25%
Inflation & prices20%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
COVID-1980%30%12%
Foreign policy69%19%9%
Climate change61%18%8%
Crime & public safety56%15%9%
Immigration & border security56%13%7%
Gun violence54%15%8%
The economy55%12%8%
Abortion access48%14%8%
Inflation & prices42%6%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
COVID-1973%67%88%
Foreign policy67%52%78%
Climate change51%51%70%
Crime & public safety44%42%68%
Immigration & border security49%43%67%
Gun violence39%40%66%
The economy45%44%65%
Abortion access39%31%61%
Inflation & prices31%25%55%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
COVID-1911%22%9%
Foreign policy9%12%7%
Climate change7%10%8%
Crime & public safety8%8%10%
Immigration & border security7%16%4%
Gun violence9%13%5%
The economy7%6%8%
Abortion access8%12%5%
Inflation & prices7%5%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
COVID-1978%46%16%
Foreign policy67%36%12%
Climate change56%39%10%
Crime & public safety52%33%10%
Immigration & border security54%28%10%
Gun violence51%32%10%
The economy50%30%9%
Abortion access49%25%9%
Inflation & prices39%20%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
COVID-1972%79%81%
Foreign policy56%67%72%
Climate change48%55%62%
Crime & public safety42%57%56%
Immigration & border security46%54%57%
Gun violence41%60%50%
The economy37%53%57%
Abortion access35%52%55%
Inflation & prices29%40%45%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
COVID-1927%13%11%
Foreign policy18%8%11%
Climate change14%7%10%
Crime & public safety17%4%11%
Immigration & border security14%9%8%
Gun violence15%8%7%
The economy15%8%7%
Abortion access15%6%8%
Inflation & prices15%3%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
COVID-1936%62%43%
Foreign policy28%49%36%
Climate change25%46%32%
Crime & public safety21%45%33%
Immigration & border security22%50%26%
Gun violence23%44%28%
The economy22%43%29%
Abortion access21%42%22%
Inflation & prices17%32%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
COVID-1941%41%
Foreign policy37%30%
Climate change33%29%
Crime & public safety29%27%
Immigration & border security27%26%
Gun violence28%26%
The economy29%25%
Abortion access26%23%
Inflation & prices21%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
COVID-1948%44%24%
Foreign policy41%35%19%
Climate change38%30%20%
Crime & public safety36%28%17%
Immigration & border security33%29%14%
Gun violence34%27%16%
The economy34%27%15%
Abortion access28%26%14%
Inflation & prices25%20%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
COVID-1938%42%38%47%
Foreign policy29%33%31%41%
Climate change26%32%28%35%
Crime & public safety29%26%28%32%
Immigration & border security27%27%24%31%
Gun violence22%29%24%33%
The economy25%26%24%33%
Abortion access25%26%21%27%
Inflation & prices11%18%20%27%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
COVID-1921%40%39%40%46%46%
Foreign policy12%30%30%33%39%38%
Climate change10%30%24%32%35%31%
Crime & public safety14%28%23%31%31%31%
Immigration & border security17%22%26%26%30%32%
Gun violence21%27%23%26%28%35%
The economy18%22%27%22%30%32%
Abortion access22%20%24%26%28%27%
Inflation & prices3%18%16%18%25%25%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
COVID-1930%41%47%60%
Foreign policy24%32%38%52%
Climate change23%30%33%43%
Crime & public safety23%30%26%36%
Immigration & border security21%30%31%33%
Gun violence20%28%34%35%
The economy21%30%29%33%
Abortion access16%26%31%34%
Inflation & prices15%24%21%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Joe Biden has handled each of the following: " Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
COVID-1930%37%63%23%
Foreign policy25%28%55%13%
Climate change25%25%48%15%
Crime & public safety28%25%38%13%
Immigration & border security23%24%40%8%
Gun violence22%23%41%18%
The economy24%23%39%11%
Abortion access19%18%42%10%
Inflation & prices17%18%27%10%

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