60% Of Voters Would Not Reelect Biden In 2024: Poll

KEY POINTS

Only 36% of American voters said they would reelect Biden in 2024 if it took place today
Biden's approval rating has dipped to 43% in his first year in office
His approval ratings fell in September following the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan

Six in 10 American voters said they are unlikely to reelect President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election if it was held today, a new poll showed.

In a Fox News national survey published Sunday, 60% of voters said they would “probably” or “definitely” vote for a different presidential candidate if the election was held today. In comparison, 21% of survey participants said they would “definitely” vote for Biden and 15% said they would “probably” reelect the president.

The figures put Biden’s reelection prospects in dimmer light, especially when compared to former presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Only 52% said they would unlikely reelect Trump in 2020 while 51% said they would select someone other than Obama in 2011.

The survey, which was conducted between Jan. 16 through 19, reflects the dissatisfaction Americans feel with the current administration.

A poll published Jan. 20 by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that only 43% of Americans approve of how Biden is handling his job as president in his first year at the White House.

A FiveThirtyEight approval rating tracker updated Sunday showed Biden’s current approval rating at 42.3%, with his disapproval rating at 53.4%.

Early in Biden’s presidency, 59% said they approved of his job performance. However, his approval ratings fell to 50% in September following the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and the surging numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country.

The poll comes just days after Biden reaffirmed Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate in 2024.

“She’s going to be my running mate, number one,” Biden told reporters in his first news conference of the year. “And number two, I did put her in charge. I think she’s doing a good job.”

Harris has also received criticism in recent months over claims that she created an unhealthy work environment where her staff members’ ideas were either ignored or met with “soul-destroying” dismissal. It was also alleged that Harris refused to read through briefing materials prepared by her aides but blamed them if she appeared unprepared.