60 percent of Americans are supporting President Joe Biden's job so far, and even more support his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from the Associated Press and the Center for Public Affairs Research.
At a time of deep political polarization in America, support for Biden's pandemic response extends across party lines.
Overall, 70 percent of Americans support the Democratic president's handling of the virus, including 44 percent of Republicans.
Still, Biden faces more skepticism from Americans about the economy, which has been hit by the pandemic. 55 percent of Americans approve of Biden's approach to the economy so far, and 63 percent say the U.S. economy is in poor shape, according to the AP-NORC poll.
Republicans support Biden less on the economy than on the pandemic, with just 17 percent supporting his fiscal stewardship.
