About halfway through his first year in office, the share of Americans who approve of Biden — both generally and on most issues — began to fall below the share who disapprove, and that remained the case with the latest polling data collected just before the State of the Union, some of it hours before. Only 42% of Americans approve of how he is handling his job as president, compared to 47% who disapprove. Below, we break down how Americans’ views on Biden have changed across a number of issues and characteristics: how he’s handling COVID-19, his strength of leadership, his ability to unite the country, and more.