WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and . He is the second one-term president of the 21st Century.
Now that Biden has committed to only serving until Jan. 2025, he joins former President Donald Trump as a commander-in-chief who has only served four years in office.
The last time a Democrat only served a single presidential term was President Jimmy Carter, who lost his reelection bid to President Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Sitting presidents have historically enjoyed incumbency advantage when running for a second term. However, both Trump and Biden struggled with low approval ratings and lethargic party support heading into their reelection bids in 2020 and 2024 respectively.
It is unclear whether the traditional assumption that the currently sitting candidate can expect an advantage during an election still holds true in the case of the American presidency, as polling suggests on both sides of the political spectrum.
