People are increasingly less happy with the situation in the United States this year.
The level of satisfaction dropped in August to 23%, the lowest since President Joe Biden took office in January, according to a Gallup poll released this week.
A little more than a quarter of respondents (26%) said COVID-19 was the nation’s most important problem, making it the top of the list.
“Not long ago, Americans largely thought the worst of the pandemic was behind them, and they were more satisfied with the direction of the country than they had been at any time since March 2020 when the pandemic began,” Gallup’s description of the poll reads. “Now, as the delta variant continues to spread and COVID-19 cases are surging, Americans’ satisfaction has declined.”
The poll was conducted from Aug. 2-17, meaning most people were surveyed before Afghanistan fell into Taliban control and images of frantic evacuations of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from the airport in Kabul filled the mediascape.
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Still, the level of satisfaction was even lower earlier this year. Following the Capitol riot in January, when President Donald Trump was still in office and voicing opposition to the results of the 2020 election, satisfaction was down to a decade-low at 11%.
Since May, satisfaction among Democrats fell from 63% to 39%. Since Biden became president, Republican satisfaction has oscillated between 12% to the current 5%. Satisfaction among independents fell from 31% in July to 20%.
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The poll’s margin of sampling error is plus or minus percentage points and involved surveying a sample size of 1,006 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 states.
