Majorities think US lost ground in most areas during Biden presidency: Gallup
A majority of Americans say the U.S. lost ground under President Biden on immigration, the economy and federal debt and a host of other issues, according to a new poll released Tuesday, less than a week before the president is set to depart the White House.
Respondents in the new Gallup poll said the country had fallen behind on handling the federal debt (67 percent); immigration (64 percent); closing the gap between the wealthy and those less well-off (60 percent); the economy (59 percent); the country’s position in the world (58 percent); and crime at 51 percent.
The survey also showed that pluralities think the country has also been trailing other nations in education (46 percent); terrorism (42 percent); trade relations with other countries (44 percent); national defense and the military (40 percent); and healthcare (41 percent).
On the flip side, 39 percent of Americans said the country has made progress on the situation for gay, lesbian and transgender people, a larger figure than those who said it has stood still (31 percent) or seen a regression (23 percent), according to the survey.
Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have said the country has made progress during Biden‘s four-year term on 14 out of the 18 issues, including trade relations, infrastructure, the the economy, national defense and the military, the U.S. position in the world, climate change, healthcare and education, according to the poll.
Democrats said the U.S. has lost some ground on closing the gap between the wealthy and those who are less well-off, and on federal debt. The majority of Democrats, 63 percent, think the nation has stood still on taxes.
Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think the country has fallen behind in 17 out of the 18 areas during Biden’s time in the Oval Office, with the electorate having the grimmest view on immigration and federal debt and the economy, according to the poll.
A Gallup survey from a week ago found that most Americans think that Biden’s tenure in the White House will be viewed more negatively than positively.
The poll was conducted from Dec. 2-18 last year among 502 adults. The margin of error was 5 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.