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CNBC's Steve Liesman reports on the results of CNBC's All-America Economic Survey and how America views President Joe Biden's agenda. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi

President Joe Biden is on the best presidential honeymoon since at least Bill Clinton in 1993.

A special online edition of the CNBC All-America Economic Survey focusing on the Biden agenda finds his approval rating at a sky-high 62%, beating the first presidential ratings of Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. In fact, Biden’s initial rating is 18 points higher than Trump’s.

The survey of 1,000 people conducted earlier this month sees Biden with majority approval for his handling of the economy and for uniting the country. Sixty-five percent of the public approve of his actions so far when it comes to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Unlike Trump, Biden “has made the coronavirus his most important issue in office and throughout the campaign,” said Jay Campbell, a Hart Research partner and the Democratic pollster for the survey. “And the health and economic plans he has put forward have a great deal of resonance with the public.”

Biden also benefited from taking office with vaccines approved and hopefully, the worst of the pandemic behind the nation, Campbell said.

But given the prior bitter divisions in the country, Campbell added, ” The fact that there even is a honeymoon, I think, to the degree there is, is kind of shocking.”

The survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, also found strong support for several of Biden’s key issues, including his proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill, hiking the minimum wage, expanding health coverage and battling inequality.

Focus on pandemic

It also offered a warning to Biden: When it comes to what Americans believe are the most immediate priorities, the top issues are fighting the virus, creating jobs and providing relief to businesses and individuals.

For example, 78% said ending the pandemic should be the No. 1 priority. Addressing climate change is at the top for only 29% even though an additional 29% say it’s important and should be addressed this year.

The numbers are similar for boosting the minimum wage, with just 30% saying it should be the top priority but another 29% saying it’s important to do this year. Fifty-four percent say a $15 per hour minimum wage is the right level and an additional 10% believe it is too low, with just 36% believing it’s too high. That support remains virtually unchanged even when people are asked about whether it’s right for their local area. It holds up even though many believe raising the minimum wage could lead to higher prices or job losses.

For example, 83% said raising the minimum wage will lead to higher prices, but 59% of that group still think $15 is about right or too low. While 74% believe a higher minimum wage could lead to job losses, 53% of that group still believes $15 is the right number or too low.

“Individual states have taken action on this with varying degrees of success and it’s in the political bloodstream, so it’s not as controversial as it was three to five years ago,″ said Micah Roberts, a partner with Public Opinion Strategies, the Republican pollster for the survey. Roberts points out, however, that support overall is lower in rural communities.

The survey shows Americans are downbeat on the economy, with 77% characterizing it as just fair or poor, and 23% saying it’s good or excellent. However, 36% see the economy improving in the next year, compared with 32% who believe it will get worse and 32% who believe it will stay the same.

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