{"id":180672,"date":"2024-07-11T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=180672"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:08:17","slug":"biden-and-trumps-personal-qualities-and-handling-of-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/07\/11\/biden-and-trumps-personal-qualities-and-handling-of-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Biden&#8217;s and Trump\u2019s personal qualities and handling of issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 43% of voters say they agree with Donald Trump on many or all issues, while somewhat fewer (37%) say they agree with Biden on many or all issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180730\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e3d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e3d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-01.png?resize=480,796 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-01.png?resize=620,1028 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"514\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Voters give Trump an edge on issues, Biden an edge on personal conduct\" class=\"wp-image-180730 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But voters are more likely to like Joe Biden\u2019s personal conduct than Trump\u2019s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>26% say they like the way Biden conducts himself, while 30% have mixed feelings and 43% do not like his conduct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just 14% like Trump\u2019s conduct, while 30% say they have mixed feelings and a 56% majority say they don\u2019t like his conduct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"voters-on-their-candidate-s-issues-and-personal-conduct\">Voters on their candidate\u2019s issues and personal conduct<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Biden and Trump supporters generally agree with their candidate on issues, but Trump supporters are particularly likely to say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, a majority of Biden supporters like Biden\u2019s personal conduct, but Trump supporters are more divided in their evaluations of Trump\u2019s personal behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"issues\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Issues<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly nine-in-ten Trump supporters (88%) say they agree with him on many or all issues, including 41% who say they agree with him on all or nearly all issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180731\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edebe6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edebe6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-02.png?resize=480,475 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-02.png?resize=782,775 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-02.png?resize=840,832 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"416\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Trump\u2019s backers are more likely than Biden\u2019s to say they agree with their candidate on issues; Biden\u2019s are more likely to like their candidate\u2019s conduct\" class=\"wp-image-180731 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight-in-ten Biden supporters say they agree with him on many or all issues, though just 25% say they agree with him on all or nearly all issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While relatively small shares of either candidate\u2019s supporters say they agree with their candidate on only a few or no issues, Biden\u2019s supporters are slightly more likely to say this than Trump\u2019s (19% vs. 12%, respectively).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"conduct\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conduct<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten Biden supporters (59%) like the way Biden conducts himself, with 36% saying they have mixed feelings. Just 5% say they don\u2019t like the way he conducts himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump supporters are far less likely to say they like the way Trump conducts himself (30%), instead holding more mixed (55%) or negative (15%) views about his conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;personal-traits-of-biden-and-trump&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"personal-traits-of-biden-and-trump\">Personal traits of Biden and Trump<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180732\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e3e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e3e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-03.png?resize=480,1041 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-03.png?resize=620,1344 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"672\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Most voters say Biden and Trump are \u2018embarrassing\u2019; Biden viewed as more honest, Trump more \u2018mentally sharp\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-180732 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters overall give mixed assessments of Biden and Trump on some key personal traits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"positive-traits\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Positive traits<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly half of voters (48%) see Biden as either very or fairly honest, 12 percentage points higher than the share of voters who describe Trump this way (36%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters are also slightly more likely to view Biden as caring about the needs of ordinary people (49% vs. 44% who say this of Trump).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Trump is seen by far more voters as \u201cmentally sharp\u201d than Biden is (58% vs. 24%) \u2013 a 34-point difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"negative-traits\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Negative traits<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identical majorities of voters (63%) describe both Biden and Trump as \u201cembarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters are considerably more likely to view Trump as \u201cmean-spirited\u201d than Biden: 64% of voters say this describes Trump very or fairly well, while about half as many (31%) say this about Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-supporters-view-their-own-candidate-s-personal-traits\">How supporters view their own candidate\u2019s personal traits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden and Trump supporters both generally attribute positive traits to their candidate, with smaller shares describing them in negative terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About nine-in-ten Trump and Biden voters say \u201ccares about the needs of ordinary people\u201d describes their candidate at least fairly well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Majorities of Biden and Trump voters also view their candidates as honest. But Biden supporters are substantially more likely to view Biden as honest (92%) than Trump supporters are to say this about Trump (77%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While an overwhelming majority of Trump supporters (96%) view Trump as mentally sharp, a far smaller share (53%) of Biden supporters say this describes Biden very or fairly well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>39% of Trump supporters say \u201cmean-spirited\u201d describes Trump. Just 8% of Biden supporters say Biden is mean-spirited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least a third of both Biden\u2019s (37%) and Trump\u2019s (33%) own backers characterize them as embarrassing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180733\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeeaea\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeeaea;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-04.png?resize=480,322 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-04.png?resize=782,524 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-04.png?resize=960,644 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-04.png?resize=1200,804 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-04.png?resize=1280,858 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"429\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-04.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows Voters generally view the candidate they support in positive terms, but a third or more of both candidate\u2019s supporters say \u2018embarrassing\u2019 describes their candidate\" class=\"wp-image-180733 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"biden-and-trumps-personal-traits-today-vs-four-years-ago\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden and Trump\u2019s personal traits today vs. four years ago<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"honesty\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honesty<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Biden and Trump faced each other four years ago, voters were also more likely to view Biden as honest than to say this about Trump. Biden\u2019s current advantage on this trait is on par with his advantage in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"mental-sharpness\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mental sharpness<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, just 24% of voters say \u201cmentally sharp\u201d describes Biden very or fairly well, while 58% say this trait applies to Trump. In October of 2020, voters were slightly more likely to apply this description to Trump than Biden (50% vs. 46%). But the gap is now 34 percentage points. The share of voters viewing Biden as mentally sharp has declined steadily since early 2021.<br><br>More voters (58%) view Trump as mentally sharp today than did so in October 2020 (50%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drop in the share of voters viewing Biden as mentally sharp has come mostly among his own supporters. While 82% viewed Biden as mentally sharp in October 2020, 53% do now. Among Trump supporters, just 2% describe Biden as mentally sharp, with 89% saying this does not describe him well at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"concern-for-ordinary-people\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concern for ordinary people<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden continues to be seen by more voters than Trump as someone who \u201ccares about the needs of ordinary people.\u201d But the 13-point edge Biden enjoyed on this trait in June 2020 is narrower today (5 points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180734\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f2f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f2f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-05.png?resize=480,288 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-05.png?resize=782,469 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-05.png?resize=960,576 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-05.png?resize=1200,720 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-05.png?resize=1280,768 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"384\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-05.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows Far fewer voters see Biden as mentally sharp than in 2020, while the share saying this about Trump has increased; Biden continues to hold edge on honesty\" class=\"wp-image-180734 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;confidence-in-biden-and-trump-on-issues-facing-the-nation&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"confidence-in-biden-and-trump-on-issues-facing-the-nation\">Confidence in Biden and Trump on issues facing the nation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither major party candidate wins much confidence from voters on some of the key issues facing the nation. No more than about half of voters express confidence in either candidate on any of the six issue areas asked about in this survey. And in several cases, substantially smaller shares express confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180735\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e4e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e4e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-06.png?resize=480,744 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-06.png?resize=782,1212 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-06.png?resize=840,1302 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"651\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-06.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Voters have greater confidence in Trump on immigration, the economy, foreign policy; Biden has slight edge on abortion policy\" class=\"wp-image-180735 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, more voters express confidence in Trump than in Biden on immigration, the economy and foreign policy, while Biden has an advantage on abortion policy and on his ability to work with the opposing party. Nearly identical shares have confidence in Biden and Trump on Supreme Court nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"greater-confidence-in-biden\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greater confidence in Biden<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four-in-ten voters express confidence in Biden to work well with elected officials in the other party. About a third (32%) have confidence in Trump to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a slightly larger share of voters have confidence in Biden to make good decisions about abortion policy than say this about Trump (48% vs. 44%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"greater-confidence-in-trump\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greater confidence in Trump<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters express greater confidence in Trump\u2019s ability to make good decisions about immigration policy, economic policy and foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half or more of voters say they are very or somewhat confident in Trump\u2019s ability to handle each of these policy areas, compared with four-in-ten or fewer who say this of Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"no-clear-advantage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">No clear advantage<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters are about equally confident in Trump\u2019s and Biden\u2019s ability to select good nominees for the Supreme Court (47% say they are very or confident in each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"supporters-confidence-in-their-own-candidates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporters\u2019 confidence in their own candidates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While voters are generally confident in their candidate\u2019s ability to make good policy decisions, Trump\u2019s voters express higher levels of confidence than Biden\u2019s voters on most measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance, more than nine-in-ten Trump supporters are very or somewhat confident that Trump can make good decisions in relation to foreign, economic and immigration policy, including at least six-in-ten who say they are very confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large majorities of Biden supporters express confidence in Biden on these measures, but fewer than half are very confident in his ability to handle immigration, as well as foreign and economic policies. Sizeable majorities of Trump supporters are very confident in his handling of these same issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180736\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e0e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e0e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-07.png?resize=480,379 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-07.png?resize=782,617 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-07.png?resize=960,758 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-07.png?resize=1200,947 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-07.png?resize=1280,1010 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"505\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-07.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows Trump supporters are more likely than Biden supporters to be very confident in their candidate\u2019s handling of immigration, the economy and foreign policy; more Biden than Trump supporters are highly confident in their candidate on abortion policy\" class=\"wp-image-180736 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a larger share of Biden supporters (55%) than Trump supporters (42%) are confident in their candidate to make good decisions about abortion policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"voter-confidence-in-candidates-on-issues-2020-vs-2024\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voter confidence in candidates on issues: 2020 vs. 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=180737\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0ebe0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0ebe0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-08.png?resize=480,1217 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-08.png?resize=620,1572 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"786\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/PP_2024.7.11_election-2024_2-08.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Confidence in Biden on economy, foreign policy, Supreme Court is down from 2020 election\" class=\"wp-image-180737 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters\u2019 confidence in Trump on the economy, foreign policy and Supreme Court appointments is nearly identical to voters\u2019 assessments in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, confidence in Biden in each of these domains is lower than it was in the 2020 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half of voters expressed confidence in Biden\u2019s ability to make good foreign policy decisions in June 2020, as did about half (48%) in his ability to make good decisions about economic policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, about four-in-ten express confidence in Biden in each of these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, confidence that Trump could make good foreign policy decisions is modestly higher (from 44% to 49%), while confidence that he can make good economic decisions is about the same as it was four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voters\u2019 confidence in Biden\u2019s ability to select good nominees for the Supreme Court is also lower than it was in 2020 (55% then, 47% now), as confidence in Trump\u2019s ability to do so has changed little (49% then, 47% now).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overall, 43% of voters say they agree with Donald Trump on many or all issues, while somewhat fewer (37%) say they agree with Biden on many or all issues. 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