Nationwide opinion polling for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential primaries

This is a list of nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the Democratic primaries for the 2028 United States presidential election. The persons named in the polls are candidates who have expressed interest or have received media speculation about their possible candidacy.

Polling aggregation

AggregatorUpdatedKamala HarrisPete ButtigiegAndy BeshearMark KellyGavin NewsomAlexandriaOcasio-CortezJon OssoffJB PritzkerJosh ShapiroOtherLead 270toWinAugust 28, 2026 25.0%11.7%2.5%6.3%14.0%9.0%5.0%3.0%5.7%14.5% Harris +11.0%Real Clear PollingAugust 28, 2026 27.6%11.6%3.5%6.8%16.4%9.4%6.2%3.3%6.6%6.2% Harris +11.2%Aggregate 26.3%11.7%3.0%6.6%15.2%9.2%5.6%3.2%6.2%— Harris +11.1%

2026 Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size AndyBeshear CoryBooker PeteButtigieg KamalaHarris MarkKelly GavinNewsom AlexandriaOcasio-CortezJon Ossoff JBPritzker JoshShapiro Other UndecidedHarvard HarrisSeptember 26–28, 2026 (RV)––11% 38%–17%12%6%5%7%4%–McLaughlin & AssociatesSeptember 16–22, 2026463 (LV)–4%9% 29%8%12%8%–2%5%7%15%Echelon InsightsSeptember 17–21, 2026491 (LV)2%3%10% 24%7%14%7%8%—3%8%14%Big Data PollSeptember 13–15, 20261,329 (LV)4%—10% 27%5%16%10%6%—5%5%11%Veteran Action/The Honest PollSeptember 7–13, 2026626 (LV)——13% 32%—21%9%6%—5%4%10% Liberal Currents/Center for Strategic Politics September 3, 8–10, 2026 683 (V)3%—13% 25%9%15%8%10%4%6%8%—FocaldataAugust 28 – September 2, 2026614 (LV)3%—9% 29%6%14%11%7%—8%2%12%Bowling Green State University/YouGovAugust 25 – September 1, 2026566 (LV)3%4%16% 17%6%14%14%7%2%3%26%–Harvard HarrisAugust 28–30, 20262,100 (RV)——9% 42%—18%9%7%4%7%3%—Morning ConsultAugust 28–30, 2026— (RV)——9% 24%—12%—7%————Quantus InsightsAugust 26–28, 2026551 (LV)—— 25.7%8.1%—7.1%15.3%21.3%——1%19.4%McLaughlin & AssociatesAugust 18–24, 2026474 (LV)—3%10%29%7%16%9%—3%6%4%12%Noble Predictive InsightsAugust 12-16, 2026930 (RV)3%3%12%28%3%14%7%—3%5%—15%Echelon InsightsAugust 13–17, 2026483 (LV)2%3%13%18%7%12%11%5%3%6%7%13%FocaldataAugust 7–11, 2026616 (LV)1%—13%26%6%15%9%7%—8%2%15%Rasmussen ReportsAugust 2–4, 20261,222 (LV)——10%37%9%14%9%——6%—15%Big Data PollJuly 24–27, 20261,338 (LV)4.0%—7.4%29.7%5.0%14.3%8.6%6.2%—6.5%6.1%12.3%McLauglin & AssociatesJuly 15–21, 2026472 (LV)—5%8%28%3%18%10%—5%5%5%18%J.L. PartnersJuly 20, 2026517 (RV)——9%31%4%15%7%4%3%5%12%13%Emerson CollegeJuly 19–20, 2026574 (LV)7%—19%8%—17%13%13%3%5%5%13%Echelon InsightsJuly 9–13, 2026496 (LV)——13%21%4%14%9%—3%7%16%13%Harvard HarrisJuly 11–12, 20261,776 (RV)——10%37%—24%9%—5%9%5%—Quantus InsightsJuly 3–7, 20261,140 (LV)——12.9%35.3%—17.7%11.1%——7.1%16%—Manhattan InstituteJuly 1–6, 20261,121 (LV)—3%13%19%6%15%12%3%—4%6%16%ZogbyJuly 1–4, 2026391 (LV)——9%38%6%19%12%—5%7%4%—FocaldataJune 26–30, 2026755 (LV)2%—8%33%5%15%9%2%3%7%1%15%Daily Mail/J.L. PartnersJune 24–26, 20261,040 (RV)3%4%11%29%5%15%6%2%3%3%3%11%McLauglin & AssociatesJune 17–23, 2026464 (LV)—5%8%26%3%16%9%—5%5%5%18%Echelon InsightsJune 11–14, 2026515 (LV)2%3%14%20%4%14%12%2%3%6%9%14%The Public Sentiment InstituteJune 2026366 (RV)3.2%—11.3%29.2%6.1%15.2%7.2%3.5%——13.4%11%Noble Predictive InsightsJune 1–4, 20261,013 (RV)2%—11%27%—14%8%—2%——17%FocaldataMay 29–June 1, 2026685 (RV)3%—8%37%5%17%7%2%2%3%1%15%Harvard HarrisMay 29–31, 20261,725 (RV)———44%—26%8%—7%10%6%—I&I/TIPPMay 26–28, 2026593 (RV)2%4%6%31%4%14%5%1%3%6%9%17%Emerson CollegeMay 24–25, 2026432 (LV)8.5%—9.9%17.9%—15.9%11.1%—4.4%10.0%4.7%12%Rasmussen ReportsMay 18–20, 2026433 (LV)4%—10%34%9%12%11%—2%9%——Overton InsightsMay 16–20, 2026661 (LV)3%7%16%9%4%13%12%—1%8%13%14%Echelon InsightsMay 14–18, 2026501 (LV)2%3%10%23%6%17%11%1%4%5%8%—McLaughlin & AssociatesMay 12–18, 2026459 (LV)—5%9%28%—16%7%—2%6%12%18%Lake Research PartnersMay 6–11, 2026800 (LV)2%5%16%26%8%17%10%—4%7%4%—AtlasIntelMay 4–7, 20262,069 (A)4.1%3.9%22.4%12.9%—21.2%26%——2.4%6.2%—FocaldataMay 1–5, 20261,339 (LV)2%—9%38%5%16%9%1%3%5%1%10%Harvard HarrisApril 23–26, 20262,745 (RV)———50%—22%8%—6%9%5%—VerasightApril 21–23, 2026864 (A)—4%12%22%6%15%13%—2%4%15%5%Echelon InsightsApril 17–20, 2026525 (RV)2%4%12%22%3%21%10%2%3%5%9%10%McLaughlin & AssociatesApril 8–15, 2026457 (RV)—4%10%29%—15%4%—3%4%21%16%YouGovApril 8–13, 2026968 (RV)—2%9%24%—12%9%—3%5%19%17%Harvard HarrisMarch 25–26, 20262,009 (RV)———41%—26%8%—7%10%6%—The Public Sentiment InstituteMarch 20, 2026234 (LV)—3.7%20.8%14.8%—13.4%3.5%—5.1%10.4%9.2%19%JL Partners/Daily MailMarch 18–20, 2026541 (LV)3%3%11%22%5%19%7%2%3%8%9%10%Echelon InsightsMarch 12–16, 20261,033 (LV)4%4%9%21%4%19%11%1%2%5%10%12%FocaldataMarch 6–10, 20261,782 (V)2%—8%39%4%22%11%2%4%6%2%—McLaughlin & AssociatesMarch 4–9, 2026456 (LV)—2%9%20%—19%11%—2%5%16%18%Yale Youth PollMarch 3–9, 20261,557 (RV)2.4%2.2%13.9%19.7%6.7%19.2%12.7%—3.5%3.5%16.3%—Noble Predictive InsightsMarch 2–5, 20261,152 (RV)—3%7%31%—16%6%—2%5%12%18%The Public Sentiment InstituteFebruary 28, 2026124 (LV)—5%9.3%15.2%—29.3%5.8%—3.8%7.0%11.8%12.9%J.L. PartnersFebruary 25–27, 20261,095 (RV)—5%10%23%—19%9%—4%5%25%—Harvard HarrisFebruary 25–26, 20261,999 (RV)———39%—24%14%7%6%10%7%—Echelon InsightsFebruary 19–23, 20261,002 (LV)2%3%8%18%4%24%9%1%4%4%8%15%Emerson CollegeFebruary 21–22, 2026438 (LV)5%—16%13%—20%9%—3%7%2%24%YouGov/BGSUFebruary 13–18, 2026556 (RV)3%2%11%18%7%21%11%—6%3%21%—Manhattan InstituteFebruary 6–15, 20261,782 (RV)2%2%8%23%4%20%7%1%2%5%10%15%YouGov/YahooFebruary 9–12, 20261,704 (RV)—3%13%18%9%19%12%—6%—3%19%FocaldataFebruary 10, 20261,148 (RV)——7%39%—21%10%—3%7%13%—Harvard HarrisJanuary 28–29, 20262,000 (RV)———39%—30%12%—7%9%4%—I&I/TIPPJanuary 27–29, 2026527 (RV)——5%38%—13%2%—3%4%35%—Rasmussen ReportsJanuary 25–27, 20261,115 (LV)—6%10%34%—20%7%——10%6%8%McLaughlin & AssociatesJanuary 21–27, 2026455 (LV)—3%8%27%—14%7%—2%4%19%18%Echelon InsightsJanuary 22–26, 20263%4%8%21%27%7%9%3%—3%2%12%Big Data PollJanuary 22–24, 20261,346 (LV)2.5%—11.7%31.4%—22.2%6.4%——6.1%7.2%12.4%YouGovJanuary 9–14, 20262,250 (LV)2%3%8%20%7%17%9%—3%2%12%17%Zogby AnalyticsJanuary 1–7, 2026374 (LV)——8%30%7%21%11%—5%6%1%11%

2025 Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size CoryBooker PeteButtigieg KamalaHarris GavinNewsom AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez JBPritzker JoshShapiro TimWalz Other UndecidedJ. L. Partners/Daily MailDecember 17–19, 2025383 (LV)3%7% 30%21%3%3%4%3%13%13%Atlas IntelDecember 15–19, 2025685 (A)2.5%14.5%7.8%35.4%16%—6.1%4.3%13.3%—McLaughlin & AssociatesDecember 12–19, 2025460 (LV)2%8%27%17%6%2%5%4%10%21%Echelon InsightsDecember 11–15, 2025498 (LV)4%11%22%23%6%5%4%3%11%12%Big Data PollDecember 10–12, 20251,331 (RV)—10% 31%20%6%—6%—12%14%McLaughlin & AssociatesNovember 17–24, 2025460 (LV)3%8% 29%20%6%3%4%1%12%16%Echelon InsightsNovember 13–17, 2025484 (LV)4%12%17%29%6%2%3%2%14%11%Yale Youth PollOctober 29 – November 11, 20253,426 (RV)—14%18% 25%16%—4%3%3%17%Morning ConsultNovember 7–9, 2025984 (RV)—8% 29%20%7%————36%YouGovNovember 6–9, 20252,172 (A)4%10%21%19%6%2%3%3%15%17%Emerson CollegeNovember 3–4, 2025417 (RV)1.2%8.6%10.3% 24.5%2.8%2.3%2.6%—12.9%34.9%Overton InsightsOctober 27–29, 20251,200 (RV)5%7% 35%23%7%5%3%3%8%6%McLaughlin & AssociatesOctober 21–27, 2025437 (LV)3%6% 25%22%4%4%6%2%13%17%Echelon InsightsOctober 16–20, 2025512 (LV)5%10%24%15%4%4%5%5%14%12%Noble Predictive InsightsOctober 2–6, 20252,565 (RV)—7% 33%21%8%4%4%—5%17%Leger360September 26–29, 2025341 (LV)—9% 24%19%9%6%8%—8%17%McLaughlin & AssociatesSeptember 17–22, 2025429 (LV)4%7%21% 22%5%2%4%2%11%20%Echelon InsightsSeptember 18–22, 2025500 (LV)6%7%23%17%7%2%6%2%19%12%Atlas IntelSeptember 12–16, 2025323 (A)2.9%12.1%20.5%37.4%10.8%—2.1%3.6%10.4%—YouGovSeptember 5–8, 20251,114 (A)1%6%19%23%8%4%—5%18%16%YouGov/YahooAugust 29 – September 2, 20251,690 (A)—10%19%21%12%7%4%4%2%—Leger360August 29–31, 2025328 (LV)—8% 30%24%10%4%2%—5%18%McLaughlin & AssociatesAugust 21–26, 2025434 (RV)3%9%27%18%4%2%3%2%12%20%Emerson CollegeAugust 25–26, 2025387 (RV)2.3%16%11.4% 25.1%4.1%4.1%5.3%2.2%13.6%15.9%Morning ConsultAugust 22–24, 20251,000 (LV)—9% 29%19%6%3%4%3%5%22%Echelon InsightsAugust 14–18, 2025552 (LV)5%11% 26%13%6%3%3%2%15%16%Atlas IntelJuly 13–18, 20251,435 (A)4.1% 26.7%14.5%15.8%18.5%—3.2%8.7%8.5%—Echelon InsightsJuly 10–14, 2025505 (LV)7%11% 26%10%6%2%4%3%18%13%McLaughlin & AssociatesJuly 9–14, 2025444 (LV)4%8% 25%9%9%2%4%4%13%22%Rasmussen ReportsJune 25–26, and 29, 20251,229 (LV)6%8% 22%12%6%—12%5%15%15%Overton InsightsJune 23–26, 2025396 (RV)4%11%38%10%7%—7%7%9%6%Emerson CollegeJune 24–25, 2025404 (RV)3% 16%13%12%7%2%7%—16%23%co/efficientJune 12–16, 20251,035 (LV)—11% 26%21%14%—3%10%33%11%McLaughlin & AssociatesJune 10–15, 2025434 (LV)7%10% 30%8%7%1%3%4%13%21%Morning ConsultJune 13–15, 20251,000 (RV)3%7% 34%11%7%2%2%4%24%16%Atlas IntelMay 21–27, 2025895 (A)10.4%31.5%16.6%7.1%19.4%0.1%4.8%—10.1%—McLaughlin & AssociatesMay 21–26, 2025439 (LV)7%10% 29%4%9%2%6%3%11%19%Echelon InsightsMay 8–12, 2025471 (LV)6%10% 32%5%8%5%2%5%14%13%McLaughlin & AssociatesApril 22–29, 2025442 (LV)7%6% 30%8%8%3%4%4%9%21%YouGov/The TimesApril 21–23, 20251,296 (A)7%9% 28%7%7%3%4%3%10%22%Quantus InsightsApril 21–23, 20251,000(RV)13%13% 30%7%14%—5%5%6%5%Atlas IntelApril 10–14, 20252,347 (A)9% 28%24%7%16%———15%2%Data For ProgressApril 9–14, 2025745 (LV)12%14% 18%8%12%4%5%4%16%7%Echelon InsightsApril 10–14, 20251,014 (V)11%7% 28%4%7%3%3%5%17%12%Yale Youth Poll April 1–3, 2025 4,100 (RV) — 14% 28% 6% 21%3% 5% — 23% —YouGov/EconomistMarch 30 – April 1, 2025650 (RV)1%10% 25%7%8%——4%20%25%Morning ConsultMarch 14–16, 2025—3%10% 36%5%5%2%4%5%21%13%Echelon InsightsMarch 10–13, 2025457 (LV)2%10% 33%7%7%2%2%5%19%15% SurveyUSA February 13–16, 2025 835 (RV) — 11%37% 9% 7%— 6% 0% 20% — McLaughlin & Associates February 11–18, 2025 418 (LV) — 8%36% 4% 3%2% 3% 4% 18% 23% Echelon Insights February 10–13, 2025 447 (LV) 2% 10%36% 6% 5%2% 3% 9% 19% 10% McLaughlin & Associates January 22–27, 2025 414 (LV) 2% 9%33% 7% 6%1% 3% 3% 22% 22%January 20, 2025 Second inauguration of Donald Trump

2024 Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size CoryBooker PeteButtigieg KamalaHarris GavinNewsom AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez JBPritzker JoshShapiro TimWalz Other Undecided McLaughlin & Associates December 11–16, 2024 428 (LV) 2% 12%35% 7% 3%3% 5% 5% 15% 19% Emerson College November 20–22, 2024 400 (RV) 4%37% 7% 1%1% 3% 1% 15% 35% Echelon Insights November 14–18, 2024 457 (LV) 2% 6%41% 8% 4%2% 7% 6% 10% 16% Morning Consult November 15–17, 2024 1,012 (V) 2% 9%43% 8% 4%1% 5% 7% 22% —November 5, 2024 2024 United States presidential election held.Morning Consult/PoliticoMay 28–29, 20243,997 (RV) — 10%21% 10% —— 3% — 12%41%Echelon InsightsJanuary 16–18, 2024499 (RV) — 13%33% 11% —3% 2% — 9% 29%

See also Statewide opinion polling for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2028 Democratic National Convention 2028 United States presidential election

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