Joe Biden’s legacy: four successes and four failures

By Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth

The Biden administration comes to an end on January 20. Joe Biden joins Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush on the list of single-term presidents in the modern era. So, how will the Biden presidency be remembered?

His average job approval rating of 42% across his term suggests he would be ranked well below average by the US public right now. He was rated at 39% in December – exactly the same as his predecessor Donald Trump’s rating just before he left office.

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