President Joe Biden is in Kansas City, Missouri, in December of 2021.
President Joe Biden's approval ratings in both Covid and the economy took a hit while Americans' preferences for congressional control swung towards Republicans.
The results of the CNBC All-America Economic survey suggest large Democratic losses in the election.
Biden has an approval rating of 41%, the same level as Donald Trump, and 50% of people disapprove.
Biden's approval rating on handling the economy and dealing with the coronaviruses declined.
For the first time, Biden's approval rating on the coronaviruses is underwater.
His economic approval sank more deeply, with 37% approving compared to 56% who disapprove, down from 40% in the second quarter survey.
According to the Republican pollster for the survey, the more important number is the Covid approval number.
The poll of 800 Americans nationwide has a margin of error.
The data shows that the president has lost ground among key support groups.
The approval rating for those who voted for him dropped in the April survey. Suburban residents have seen a decline in their views of the president, while Americans 18-34 have seen a rise in their views.
The polling data for Democrats in Congress is worse than Biden's number suggests.
Republicans now have a 10-point advantage over Democrats when Americans are asked which party they prefer to control Congress. The October survey had a 2-point Republican advantage.
In the past 20 years, CNBC and NBC surveys have never registered a double-digit Republican advantage on congressional preference, with the largest lead ever being 4 pints for the GOP.
Jay Campbell, partner at Hart Research, said that if the election were tomorrow, it would be a disaster for the Democrats.
Biden and the Democrats had their numbers dragged down by American views on the economy.
A small improvement from last quarter but still a largely pessimistic number by the survey's standards, as 42% of the public think the economy will get worse in the next year.
Immigration, crime, and climate change are the other issues that make up the top concern for the country.
Democrats have lost ground on some issues.
Regardless of what respondents think is the top issue facing the country, their preference has shifted towards Republican control of Congress.
In October, those who thought climate change was the most important issue preferred Democratic control of Congress by a 59-point margin. That has fallen to a 33 point margin.
Republicans were preferred by the respondents who preferred unemployment as the most important issue, up from 14 points in October.
Republicans have gained in some areas while Democrats have lost in others.
The Democratic candidate won the presidential vote by 8 points. The Republican control of Congress is preferred by those counties.
If these numbers hold up, Biden and the Democrats will be able to avoid huge losses in the elections.
Control of Covid and inflation were seen as keys. With off-year elections usually leading to losses for the incumbent party, the question is whether the Democrats losses will be bad or historically bad.
