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The Graphic Truth: How do US presidents do in their first year?

January 20, 2022
Carlos Santamaria
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Paige Fusco
The Graphic Truth: How do US presidents do in their first year?
Paige Fusco

Joe Biden's approval rating has taken a big hit during his first year as US president. Biden is now just slightly more popular than his predecessor Donald Trump at the same point in his presidency. While Biden has made a series of policy and political blunders that might be reflected in polling, this is also a sign of the times: US politics are now so polarized that presidential approval has a low ceiling. We compare the approval ratings of the last five US presidents in their first year.

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