Majority of voters blame Biden for rising inflation

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President Biden speaks about the economy at the White House in Washington, DC, November 23, 2021 (Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters)

A majority of voters blame President Biden for rising inflation, according to a YouGov / Yahoo News poll released Tuesday.

When asked about the causes of inflation, 80% of those polled said disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic had played a role. However, 57% also blamed the president for the rise in inflation, 39% of those who said Biden shared “a lot” of the blame and 18% saying “some” of the blame.

Consumer prices rose 6.2% in October 2021 compared to the same month in 2020, the largest increase since November 1990. This increase includes a 59.1% increase in fuel prices compared to the previous year. previous year and a 5.4% increase in food prices over the same period. .

While more Republicans blame Biden than Democrats for inflation, respondents from all political backgrounds said the inflation affected their lives. Among Democrats, 69% said inflation had affected their lives, compared to 79% of independents and 90% of Republicans.

Voters are also concerned about supply shortages, with 46% of Democrats and 60% of Republicans expressing concern about the effects of shortages on holiday shopping.

Meanwhile, just 18% of all respondents said Biden was doing enough to fight inflation.

The YouGov / Yahoo News poll was conducted Nov. 17-19 in online interviews with 1,696 American adults, with a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points.

The poll was released as the president’s approval rating continues to decline, in a drop that appears to have accelerated since late July. Biden’s approval rating stood at 41.3%, with 53.4% ​​disapproval, in the average RealClearPolitics poll on Wednesday.

Biden received a 42% approval rating in an NPR / Marist poll released on Wednesday, the lowest rating in that survey since the president took office.

“Regardless of the good jobs numbers or the soaring stock market, Americans are worried about the economy and the reason is inflation,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for public opinion, in a press release.

Tip the NR press team.

Zachary Evans is a writer for National Review Online. He is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and a trained violist.

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