A closer look at the biggest achievements of Joe Biden. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who served as the 46th president of the United States (2021-2025). As a member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president (2009-2017) and as a U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973-2009).
In 1972, Joe Biden defeated Republican incumbent J. Caleb Boggs to become the junior U.S. senator from Delaware.
In 1972, Joe Biden was elected to the U.S. Senate, beginning his long tenure as a senator from Delaware.
In 1973, Joe Biden was elected as a U.S. Senator from Delaware, commencing his long career in the Senate.
In 1978, Joe Biden was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1984, Joe Biden was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1990, Joe Biden was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1996, Joe Biden was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 2002, Joe Biden was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 2008, Barack Obama selected Joe Biden as his running mate, leading to their successful campaign for the presidency and vice presidency.
In 2008, Joe Biden was re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 2009, Joe Biden assumed the role of the 47th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama.
In December 2010, Joe Biden's advocacy for a middle ground, followed by his negotiations with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, were instrumental in producing the Obama administration's compromise tax package.
In February 2011, Joe Biden completed his role overseeing infrastructure spending from the Obama stimulus package, reporting that fraud incidents with stimulus monies had been less than one percent.
In November 2020, Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States, defeating incumbent Donald Trump, despite Trump's false claims of widespread election fraud.
In 2020, the experts polled generally regarded Joe Biden's signature accomplishment as his victory over Donald Trump in the 2020 election, which was perceived as helping to protect and restore political and institutional norms in American government.
In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden, with Kamala Harris as his running mate, defeated Republican incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence to become the President of the United States.
On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, becoming the oldest person to assume the office at 78. The inauguration was a muted affair due to COVID-19 precautions and heightened security.
In 2021, Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States, marking a significant milestone in his political career.
In 2021, the U.S. experienced a real GDP growth of 5.9%.
In February 2023, the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, marking a 53-year low.
By October 2023, inflation had eased to 3.2% after peaking at 9.1% in June 2022.
In 2023, Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, to raise the U.S. debt limit, averting a potential default. The act suspended the debt limit until January 2025 and was generally considered favorable to Biden.
In February 2024, an American Political Science Association poll of historians and scholars ranked Joe Biden as the 14th-greatest president. His ranking was considered unusually high for a presidency without military victories or institutional expansion.
In August 2024, Biden successfully negotiated and oversaw the 2024 Ankara prisoner exchange. This was the largest prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, involving the release of 26 individuals, including journalist Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan.
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