Less than 25 percent of registered U.S. voters think Joe Biden is mentally sharp. Pew Research data shows a steady and significant decline in voter confidence in Biden’s cognitive abilities since he took office in 2021. The survey of American voters is likely to reinforce concerns among Democrat lawmakers that Biden’s presidential re-election campaign is unsalvagable.
According to the data, in 2021, just over half of registered voters said they believed Biden was mentally sharp enough to serve as president. However, over the past three years, that number has taken a steady dive. Just a year into the 81-year-old Democrat’s presidency, confidence in Biden’s mental sharpness had fallen to around 40 percent. By 2023, just a third of registered voters said Biden was mentally sharp. Today, that number sits at less than one-quarter.
Meanwhile, perceptions of former President Donald J. Trump‘s mental acuity have risen. In 2021, half of registered voters saw Trump as being mentally sharp. Today, that number sits at nearly 60 percent.
While Biden‘s advanced age—and cognitive weakness—have been a voter concern for some time, the issue has been pushed to the forefront of the 2024 presidential election following the Democrat’s disastrous June 27 debate performance. Over the 90-minute showdown against former President Trump, Biden appeared incoherent and mentally impaired—raising concerns that he is suffering from severe cognitive decline.
The National Pulse reported on Saturday that White House visitor logs have revealed a multitude of meetings between Biden’s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, and Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson’s and deep brain disorder specialist, since July 2023.
Earlier on Thursday, a separate poll indicated over half of Americans believe the executive branch officials and Vice President Kamala Harris should use the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office.