The Marist Poll’s America Now: National Outlook Index (NOI) stands at a 6.2 out of a maximum top score of 10. Attitudes about community life and personal health strengthen the overall index. Americans, though, express worry about the economy and the state of society and government. These indicators continue to weaken the index.
Biden & Trump, Feb 2021
Nearly half of Americans (49%) approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance. A majority of Americans (55%) perceive Biden to be doing more to unite the country than to divide it, and a plurality (47%) consider Biden to be changing the nation for the better. These findings are in stark contrast with the impressions of Donald Trump shortly after he took office in 2017.
The Trump Legacy & Biden Administration
Six in ten Americans (60%) think history will remember President Donald Trump as either a below average president (13%) or one of the worst presidents in U.S history (47%). A plurality of Americans also say Trump has changed the nation for the worse.
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Results & Analysis: The Trump Legacy & Biden Administration
Plurality Considers Trump one of Nation’s Worst Presidents…
Biden Viewed as a Uniter, Not Divider
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Results: The Trump Legacy & Biden Administration
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Trump & The Insurrection
A majority of Americans (58%) blame President Donald Trump either a great deal (45%) or good amount (13%) for the violent insurrection that occurred at the Capitol last week. However, they divide about continued congressional action against the president after he leaves office.
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Results & Analysis: Trump & the Insurrection
Majority of Americans Blame Trump for U.S. Capitol Insurrection…
Divide About Further Congressional Action