Polls Suggest br Biden's Approval Rating, Remains Low, Going Into Crucial br Midterm Elections.br According to new polls, even in the Democratic br strongholds of New York and California, br President Joe Biden's approval rating remains low.br According to new polls, even in the Democratic br strongholds of New York and California, br President Joe Biden's approval rating remains low.br 'Newsweek' reports that the latest Siena College Research Institute poll showed that the majority of New York State residents weren't happy with Biden's performance.br The February 22 study showed br that just 25 of respondents rated br Biden's job performance as "good.".br 38 of respondents rated br the Biden administration's br performance to date as "poor.".br According to 'Newsweek,' the poll was split, with br 48 saying they had a favorable opinion of Biden br and 48 saying they had a negative opinion.br In January, the same survey br found that 52 of New York State br residents had a positive opinion, br while 42 had an unfavorable opinion. .br In California, a UC Berkeley br Institute of Governmental Studies br poll found that Biden had br a 48 disapproval rating. .br That rating had dropped 10 br from the same UC Berkeley br poll in January, which had br a disapproval rating of 37. .br FiveThirtyEight, a poll tracking site, which draws data from br a large number of surveys, gave the president an approval br rating of 42.3 versus a disapproval rating of 52.9. .br According to 'Newsweek,' these polls, and the negative br ratings they suggest, may prove significant in crucial br midterm elections coming up in November.