Women in the Biden White House earn 99 cents for every $1 earned by men.
On average, women earn $93,752 in the Biden White House while men earn $94,639. This compares to the Obama White House when women earned between 84 and 89 cents for each $1 earned by a man. In 2020 women in the Trump White House earned 69 cents for every $1 earned by a man. [The 19th 7/1/21]
(The following is based on registered voters unless indicated otherwise.)
President Biden’s job approval ratings
| Date | NBC | WP/ABC | CNN | FOX | QUINNIPIAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG’21 | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx | 47/44 |
| JULY’21 | 48/45A | xxx | xxx | xxx | xxx |
| JUNE’21 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 56/43 | 49/41 |
| MAY’21 | xxx | xxx | xxx | 54/42 | 49/41 |
| APR’21 | 51/43 | 52/42 | 52/45 | 54/43 | 48/42 |
| Date | AP-NORC | ECON/YOUGOV | POL/MORNCON |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUG’21 | xxx | 49/44 | 52/46 |
| JULY’21 | 59/41 | 49/45 | 52/45 |
| JULY’21 | xxx | 50/43 | 52/44 |
| JUNE’21 | 55/44 | 52/44 | 53/44 |
| xxx | 51/43 | 52/43 | |
| MAY’21 | xxx | 52/42 | 55/41 |
| APR’21 | 63/36 A | xxx | xxx |
As of August 5, the following is Biden’s approval rating based on Real Clear Politics:
| Approval | Disapproval | |
|---|---|---|
| Over all | 50.2% | 43.9% |
| On the economy | 51.3% | 45.0% |
| On foreign policy | 48.3% | 44.0% |
Gallup now does monthly or semi-monthly surveys of all adults. WW will include a periodic polling summary–Registered and Likely Voters–by FiveThirtyEight.
| Gallup (All Adults) | FiveThirtyEight (Reg/Likely voters) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Approval | Disapproval | Approval | Disapproval |
| 7/21/21 | 50% | 45% | 52.1% | 42.6% |
| 6/18/21 | 56% | 42% | 51.8% | 42.4% |
| 5/18/21 | 54% | 40% | 52.7% | 40.7% |
| 4/21/21 | 57% | 40% | 53.4% | 40.1% |
| 3/15/21 | 54% | 42% | 53.8% | 40.2% |
| 2/18/21 | 56% | 40% | 54.4% | 37.8% |
In an August 6th piece by Amy Walter, Publisher and Editor-in Chief of the Cook Political Report, Walter points out that Biden’s job approval has dropped anywhere from 3 to 10 points since April. She further reports that Americans feel less confident about Biden’s handling of the economy. [CookPoliticalReport]
Judges Nominated and Confirmed to Date
President Biden has been able to affect the federal judiciary early.
As of August 7, 2021, 9 judges nominated by Biden have been confirmed, 4 to the Courts of Appeals, and 5 to the District Courts.
There are currently an additional 76 vacancies in Article III courts; 6 in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 71 in the U.S. District Courts, and 2 in the in the U.S. Courts of International Trade.
President Biden has nominated an additional 24 individuals, 18 to the district and 6 to the circuit courts.
The chart below reflects the number of Article III court judges appointed by every U.S. president since Jimmy Carter.
| Total | Supreme Ct | Appeals Ct | District Ct | Int’l Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biden – 5 months | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Trump – 4 years | 234 | 3 | 54 | 174 | 3 |
| Obama – 8 years | 325 | 2 | 55 | 268 | |
| GW Bush – 8 years | 325 | 2 | 62 | 261 | |
| Clinton – 8 years | 373 | 2 | 66 | 305 | |
| GHW Bush – 4 years | 192 | 2 | 42 | 148 | |
| Reagan – 8 years | 376 | 3 | 83 | 290 | |
| Carter – 4 years | 259 | 0 | 56 | 203 |
[USCourts/Wikipedia/List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden]