A new NPR/Marist poll shows the approval rating of the president has risen eight percentage points since the State of the Union address, while a majority of Americans support his response.
The State of the Union address will be delivered by President Joe Biden.
The poll found that 45% of respondents approved of Biden, up from 39% last week.
NPR notes that there have only been six instances since 1978 in which a president has had a "bump."
The increase was largely thanks to Democrats and Independents, whose approval of Biden went up by 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The poll found that over half of the population approved of Biden's response to Ukraine, an increase over the 34% who said the same last week.
As the Biden administration released a new strategy this week to respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic, 45% said they approve of his handling of the coronaviruses, up eight points from last month.
Biden's approval rating for his handling of the economy rose eight points.
It was 83%. That is the share of respondents who support economic sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the primary way that Biden has chosen to respond to it. A plurality of respondents think the president is being too cautious, but a majority think his actions have been correct.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a spike in gas prices, but many people don't mind. A majority of respondents said they support economic sanctions against Russia even if it results in higher energy prices at home.
Americans approve of how Biden is handling the conflict, but they are still afraid of what will happen next. A majority of people say they are worried about Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. or a war in Europe that will lead to the use of nuclear weapons.
Biden has seen his approval ratings fall in recent months as Americans have become frustrated with his handling of the economy and his administration's response to the ongoing Pandemic. His approval ratings began to decline in late August and hit a record low last week. In his State of the Union address, the president warned Russia that it would pay a price for invading Ukraine and that the U.S. was closing its airspace to Russian planes. The president highlighted domestic issues, previewing his administration's new Covid-19 strategy and drawing some Republican support by refuting calls to defund the police.
An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that Biden gets a boost after the State of the Union.
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