WASHINGTON (SBG) - President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are split according to recent poll data, with 48% of voters approving and 48% disapproving.

“Right now 25% of voters nationwide should strongly approve of the way the President is doing his job. 35% strongly disapprove,” said pollster Scott Rasmussen to The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat. “That intense disapproval is roughly the same now under President Biden, as it was under President Trump at this point in his first term in office and if that doesn't change the Democrats will have a very difficult time competing in the midterm.”

Biden’s approval numbers have increased since their lowest point following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. When it comes to vaccine mandates, Rasmussen found that opinions were split as well, with 54% of voters somewhat in favor of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates, and 54% believing it should come from the private sector.

“A lot of people who say they support the President's plan, really don't think that's where the federal government should be making these decisions. Some say it should be in state and local governments, some say it should be companies. Others say it should really just be individual choice,” said Rasmussen. “What the numbers really tell us here is yes, people like the idea that everybody should be vaccinated.”

Rather, voters disagree on whether Biden has the authority to mandate vaccines on private companies.

“33% of voters say, of course, the President has legal authority for that. 45% disagree and say he doesn't,” said Rasmussen. “They like the direction, but not the reality of what's happening.”

As Congress debates the infrastructure and spending bills, 40% of voters want both bills to pass, while 38% of voters want Congress to reject both bills.

“Democrats strongly say yes, we should be passing both of these bills,” said Rasmussen. “When you get to Republicans, the numbers are almost a mirror image of that.”