Harris, the first woman to serve as vice president, is less well-liked than President Joe Biden by Americans nationally. That gap is evident among Independents and Democrats. Biden is liked by 81% of Democrats, compared to 69% who like Harris, according to a recent poll. One-third of Independents (32%) like Biden as a person, compared to 23% for Harris.

That disparity largely comes from a gender gap among Democratic women and men that exists for Harris but not Biden. About three-quarters of Democratic women (73%) say that they like Harris as a person, compared to 63% of Democratic men.