Nationwide opinion polling for the 2028 Republican Party presidential primaries

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

Polling aggregation

AggregatorUpdatedTed CruzRon DeSantisRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Marco RubioDonald Trump Jr.JD VanceOtherLead270toWinAugust 14, 20262.5%8.0%1.5%20.8%11.0%39.6%25.0% Vance +18.8%Real Clear PollingAugust 14, 20263.1%7.1%3.8%21.6%11.8% 39.8%7.8% Vance +18.2%Aggregate2.8%7.6%2.7%21.2%11.4% 39.7%— Vance +18.5%

2026 Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size TedCruz RonDeSantis NikkiHaley Robert F.Kennedy Jr. VivekRamaswamy MarcoRubio DonaldTrump Jr. JDVance Other UndecidedHarvard HarrisSeptember 26–28, 2026 (RV)––5%9%–17%24%39%8%–McLaughlin & AssociatesSeptember 16–22, 2026430 (LV)3%6%3%–2%15%14%35%9%12%Echelon InsightsSeptember 17–21, 2026424 (LV)3%8%–3%2%20%6%38%11%10%Clarity Campaign LabsSeptember 11–16, 2026406 (LV)3%12%–5%–16%12%35%3%13%Big Data PollSeptember 13–15, 20261,110 (LV)4%8%6%6%–16%–38%10%11%FocaldataAugust 28 – September 2, 2026662 (LV)4%9%—4%2%21%7%43%1%8%Bowling Green State University/YouGovAugust 25 – September 1, 2026499 (LV)3%7%1%2%–21%8%44%16%–Quantus InsightsAugust 26–28, 2026473 (LV)–6%—––29%9%41%4%10%McLaughlin & AssociatesAugust 18–24, 2026433 (LV)2%6%5%–3%12%19%32%13%9%Focal DataAugust 7–11, 2026874 (A)3%8%—6%3%18%10%42%–10%Emerson CollegeJuly 19–20, 2026——5%———38%5%39%9%—Echelon InsightsJuly 9–13, 20261,004 (LV)2%9%—3%3%15%8%38%8%13%Harvard HarrisJuly 11–12, 20261,776 (RV)——6%6%—22%18%42%7%—Quantus InsightsJuly 3–7, 2026480 (LV)4%9%3%––26%–42%–17%ZogbyJuly 1–4, 2026375 (LV)5%13%–––13%–51%11%7%Focal DataJune 26–30, 2026727 (LV)2%7%–5%2%18%9%40%4%12%Big Data PollJune 26–28, 20261,166 (LV)5%8%4%7%–18%–37%16%10%JL Partners/Daily MailJune 24–26, 2026517 (LV)6%9%2%—2%15%—51%16%—McLaughlin & AssociatesJune 17–23, 2026440 (RV)3%5%3%–4%15%14%35%11%12%Echelon InsightsJune 11–14, 2026418 (LV)2%6%—3%3%15%7%42%9%13%Echelon InsightsJune 5–9, 20261,121 (LV)3%7%—3%2%19%13%38%6%7%Noble Predictive InsightJune 1–4, 20261046 (RV)5%7%3%—3%17%—36%13%17%Focal DataMay 29 – June 1, 2026667 (A)3%9%—5%3%18%10%37%4%12%Harvard HarrisMay 29–31, 20261,725 (RV)—————21%21%45%12%—I&I/TIPPMay 26–28, 2026561 (RV)3%6%2%4%1%12%19%29%8%15%Big Data PollMay 24–27, 20261,148 (LV)3.3%7.2%3.8%5.9%—16.1%—37.4%13.4%13.1%Emerson CollegeMay 24–25, 2026432 (LV)0.7%5.4%4.6%3.1%—34.6%— 35.5%1%15%Overton InsightsMay 16–20, 2026509—9%4%——32%— 39%3%6%Daily Mail/JL PartnersMay 15–19, 2026496 (LV)4%9%3%—3%18%—47%16%—Echelon InsightsMay 14–18, 2026418 (LV)2%12%—2%3%12%6% 36%12%15%McLaughlin & AssociatesMay 12–18, 2026431 (LV)—6%5%—2%15%13%32%11%17%Lord Ashcroft PollsApril 28 – May 17, 20263804 (A)3%7%—5%—13%22%32%3%—AtlasIntelMay 4–7, 20262,069 (A)—11.2%——1.4% 45.4%0.4%29.6%13%—VerasightApril 21–23, 2026802 (A)1.9%7.1%3.8%—2.7%15.8%13.3%36.7%10%8.5%Echelon InsightsApril 17–20, 2026409 (RV)1%8%—2%2%14%10% 42%9%13%McLaughlin & AssociatesApril 8–15, 2026457 (RV)—7%———15%13% 35%8%—Rasmussen ReportsApril 9–13, 2026385 (LV)—7%———20%— 47%8%—YouGovApril 8–13, 2026968 (RV)—6%———15%13% 36%8%—Harvard HarrisMarch 25–26, 2026——10%———17%20% 42%8%—Harvard HarrisFebruary 25–26, 20261,999 (RV)—8%———14%27% 43%8%—Echelon InsightsFebruary 19–23, 2026429 (LV)3%8%3%3%3%11%14% 37%11%8%Emerson CollegeFebruary 21–22, 2026454 (LV)1%6%3%4%—20%— 52%—11%Echelon InsightsFebruary 19–23, 2026429 (LV)3%8%3%3%3%11%14% 37%11%8%YouGov/BGSUFebruary 13–18, 2026463 (RV)2%9%2%2%—15%8% 51%11%—FocaldataFebruary 10, 20261,148 (RV)3%8%3%6%4%9%14% 52%1%—Harvard HarrisJanuary 28–29, 20262,000 (RV)—————17%21%53%8%—I&I/TIPPJanuary 27–29, 2026478 (LV)2%5%2%—2%5%18% 43%4%—Echelon InsightsJanuary 22–26, 2026430 (LV)1%7%5%4%3%6%12% 40%9%11%Big Data PollJanuary 22–24, 20261,306 (RV)4%10%5%7%—7%— 46%10%11%McLaughlin & AssociatesJanuary 21–27, 2026442 (LV)—7%4%—2%4%16% 42%7%16%YouGovJanuary 9–14, 20262,250 (A)2%8%1%1%2%7%11% 41%9%17%Zogby AnalyticsJanuary 1–7, 2026340 (LV)3%9%———8%— 58%9%13%

2025 Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size TedCruz RonDeSantis NikkiHaley Robert F.Kennedy Jr. VivekRamaswamy MarcoRubio DonaldTrump DonaldTrump Jr. JDVance Other UndecidedAtlas IntelDecember 15–19, 20252,315 (A)—13.4%——1.5%22.6%—1.6% 46.7%14.3%—McLaughlin & AssociatesDecember 12–19, 2025433 (LV)—7%3%—2%6%—26% 34%9%14%Echelon InsightsDecember 11–15, 2025426 (LV)3%9%4%3%2%4%—12% 45%8%9%Big Data PollDecember 10–12, 20251,337 (RV)5%8%5%6%—7%—— 45%11%14%McLaughlin & AssociatesNovember 17–24, 2025439 (LV)—6%6%—3%4%—24% 34%11%15%Echelon InsightsNovember 13–17, 2025472 (LV)2%10%5%5%2%8%—— 47%4%12%Yale Youth PollOctober 29 – November 11, 20253,426 (RV)—6%5%3%—5%—8% 51%8%14%Morning ConsultNovember 7–9, 2025936 (RV)—7%5%3%3%3%—19% 42%—18%YouGovNovember 6–9, 20252,172 (A)4%7%1%3%2%5%—13% 42%5%17%Emerson CollegeNovember 3–4, 2025420 (RV)—1.7%———6.1%7.4%— 53.6%5.7%25.4%Overton InsightsOctober 27–29, 20251,200 (RV)—12%5%8%5%7%—22% 34%—8%McLaughlin & AssociatesOctober 21–27, 2025458 (LV)—5%4%—2%7%—20% 38%10%14%Echelon InsightsOctober 16–20, 2025400 (LV)2%10%6%5%3%6%—— 46%4%15%J.L. PartnersOctober 14–15, 20251,000 (RV)4%7%5%—3%8%—— 40%7%20%Noble Predictive InsightsOctober 2–6, 20251,156 (RV)3%6%3%——4%—25% 38%6%15%Leger360September 26–29, 2025294 (LV)6%————6%—— 50%20%18%McLaughlin & AssociatesSeptember 17–22, 2025470 (LV)—8%3%—2%5%—14% 42%7%19%Echelon InsightsSeptember 18–22, 2025467 (LV)2%8%4%6%3%5%—— 43%11%18%Atlas IntelSeptember 12–16, 20251,066 (A)—16.3%——5.7%12.2%—1.2% 54.6%10%—YouGovSeptember 5–8, 20251,114 (A)2%8%3%1%2%4%—10% 44%6%20%Leger360August 29–31, 2025308 (LV)8%————9%—— 50%19%14%McLauglin & AssociatesAugust 21–26, 2025457 (RV)—10%3%—2%4%—16% 36%11%18%Emerson CollegeAugust 25–26, 2025410 (RV)2.4%7.1%3.8%4.5%2.8%9.4%—— 51.7%7.2%11.1%Echelon InsightsAugust 14–18, 2025441 (LV)2%9%4%9%2%6%—— 43%10%15%Atlas IntelJuly 13–18, 20251,935 (A)—13.2%——1.8%9.7%—4.6% 57.9%12.8%—Echelon InsightsJuly 10–14, 2025463 (LV)3%9%6%5%4%7%—— 42%8%16%McLaughlin & AssociatesJuly 9–14, 2025459 (LV)—8%4%—3%4%—19% 31%10%21%Overton InsightsJune 23–26, 2025444 (RV)—11%7%4%3%9%—26% 32%—9%Emerson CollegeJune 24–25, 2025416 (RV)<0.5%9%2%5%1%12%—— 46%9%17%co/efficientJune 12–16, 20251,035 (LV)—10%——6%5%24%— 61%11%9%McLaughlin & AssociatesJune 10–15, 2025455 (LV)—6%4%—2%4%—14% 36%10%24%Atlas IntelMay 21–27, 20251,044 (A)—8%——5.3%18.7%—8.8% 37.3%21.8%—McLaughlin & AssociatesMay 21–26, 2025457 (LV)—5%4%—1%5%—19% 34%10%22%J.L. PartnersMay 13–14, 2025975 (RV)6%8%5%—7%6%—— 46%9%13%Echelon InsightsMay 8–12, 2025426 (LV)4%7%8%6%5%4%—— 44%9%13%McLaughlin & AssociatesApril 22–29, 2025456 (LV)—6%5%—2%2%—14% 43%9%19%J.L. PartnersApril 23–28, 20251,006 (RV)4%8%5%—3%5%—— 48%12%14%2%6%4%—3%3% 39%—19%14%11%2%10%4%—5%3%—11% 40%12%12%YouGov/ The TimesApril 21–23, 20251,296 (A)3%6%2%5%4%2%16%5% 31%6%20%Atlas IntelApril 10–14, 20252,347 (A)—9%——1%9%—— 60%16%6%Echelon InsightsApril 10–14, 20251,014 (LV)1%9%4%7%5%4%—— 47%7%16%Yale Youth Poll April 1–3, 2025 1% 4% 3% 4% 3% 2% 56% — 19% 8% — 3% 8% 4% 9% 4% 3% — — 53% 17% —YouGov/EconomistMarch 30 – April 1, 2025594 (RV)2%8%3%2%3%4%—11% 43%4%20%Overton InsightsMarch 24–28, 2025536 (RV)–13%––6%6%—31% 36%7%–Echelon InsightsMarch 10–13, 2025450 (LV)5%7%7%7%3%4%—— 46%5%16% McLaughlin & Associates February 11–18, 2025 468 (LV) — 6% 3% — 4% 3% — 17% 37% 10% 22% Echelon Insights February 10–13, 2025 466 LV 4% 10% 8% — 5% 4% — — 39% 10% 20% McLaughlin & Associates January 22–27, 2025 453 (LV) — 8% 2% — 3% 3% — 21%27% 11% 24%January 20, 2025 Second inauguration of Donald Trump

2024 Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size TedCruz RonDeSantis NikkiHaley Robert F.Kennedy Jr. VivekRamaswamy MarcoRubio DonaldTrump DonaldTrump Jr. JDVance Other Undecided McLaughlin & Associates December 11–16, 2024 463 (LV) — 9% 4% – 4% 2%— 21%25% 9% 24% Morning Consult December 6–8, 2024 994 (RV) — 9% 6% 5% 5% 1%— 30% 30% 19% — Emerson College November 20–22, 2024 420 (RV) 1% 5% 2% 2% 3% 1% 23% —30% 9% 28% Echelon Insights November 14–18, 2024 483 (LV) 5% 8% 9% — 9% 5% — —37% 9% 18%November 5, 2024 2024 United States presidential election held.Echelon InsightsJuly 19–21, 2024456 (LV)4%14%9% —10%2% —25%16%21%Echelon InsightsJanuary 16–18, 2024832 (RV)—27%19% —18%— —1%18%17%

Head-to-head polling Vance vs. Rubio PollingfirmDate(s)administeredSamplesizeJD VanceMarco RubioOverton InsightsMay 16–20, 20261,377 (RV)36%42%Daily Mail/JL PartnersMay 15–19, 2026496 (LV)58%30%

See also 2028 Republican National Convention

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