Half of Americans approve of Democratic congressional leaders' performance compared to only about a third who said the same of their GOP counterparts, according to a new Pew Research Poll out Friday.<\/p>\n
The poll found that 50 percent of respondents overall approved of Democratic leaders in Congress and 47 percent disapproved.<\/p>\n
Sixty-four percent of respondents disapproved of Republican congressional leaders, while 32 percent approved.<\/p>\n
The support for Democratic leaders in Congress has jumped 9 points since the spring of 2019 in a time of divided government, when Democrats controlled the House and Republicans still held the Senate.<\/p>\n
Pew attributed the increase in approval to higher approval ratings among Democratic voters.<\/p>\n
Democrats were also found to be more supportive of their party's congressional leaders compared to Republicans.<\/p>\n
The poll found 84 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents approved of their party's leaders in Congress, while only 55 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning respondents approved of their party's leaders.<\/p>\n
By contrast, 69 percent of Democrats approved of their party's leaders in 2019.<\/p>\n
Aside from the support for Democratic leaders in Congress, the poll found that a majority of Americans approve of President BidenJoe BidenFour members of Sikh community among victims in Indianapolis shooting Overnight Health: NIH reverses Trump's ban on fetal tissue research | Biden investing .7B to fight virus variants | CDC panel to meet again Friday on J&J On The Money: Moderates' 0B infrastructure bill is a tough sell with Democrats | Justice Dept. sues Trump ally Roger Stone for unpaid taxes MORE's job performance.<\/p>\n
A total of 59 percent of respondents approve of how Biden is handling his job as president, while 39 percent disapproved.<\/p>\n
The number marks an increase of 5 points since March, when 54 percent said they approved of Biden's job performance.<\/p>\n
Biden has spent his first few months in office focusing on legislative priorities that are broadly popular with the public, including pandemic relief and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
The poll showed that the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief measure he signed into law in March, for example, was approved by 67 percent of respondents.<\/p>\n
Other polls have indicated that the provision authorizing another round of stimulus checks, this time of up to $1,400 for individuals, proved to be particularly popular.<\/p>\n
Pew's poll also found that 72 percent believe the Biden administration has done an excellent or good job in handling the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The views differed by party, but overall a majority approved: 88 percent of Democrats approve, compared to 55 percent of Republicans.<\/p>\n
The poll was conducted April 5 to 11, with a 2.1 percentage point margin of error.<\/p>\n
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