A crowd watches initial JFK - Nixon debate, the first ever to be televised, Sept 16,1960. Getty // Bettmann
Q1. Today's poll comes via user submission.
From among these possible Democratic candidates for president in 2028, which two do you like best? (Please choose up to TWO. Break results by political affiliation to see where each stands among their own party and independents)
From among these possible Democratic candidates for president in 2028, which two do you like best? (Please choose up to TWO. Break results by political affiliation to see where each stands among their own party and independents)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
MI Gov Gretchen Whitmer
8%
9%
7%
3%
14%
11%
10%
6%
8%
8%
8%
PA Gov Josh Shapiro
18%
19%
18%
18%
21%
18%
20%
32%
10%
13%
18%
Fmr Transportation Sec Pete Buttigieg
24%
12%
35%
1%
25%
46%
14%
30%
24%
26%
24%
Fmr VP Kamala Harris
10%
9%
12%
4%
7%
17%
14%
8%
10%
9%
10%
IL Gov JB Pritzker
12%
9%
15%
0%
14%
22%
5%
15%
10%
17%
12%
NY Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
15%
14%
17%
3%
17%
27%
18%
28%
10%
7%
15%
MD Governor Wes Moore
4%
5%
2%
3%
4%
5%
5%
6%
2%
3%
4%
CA Gov Gavin Newsom
21%
12%
30%
1%
25%
40%
11%
14%
24%
34%
21%
KY Gov Andy Beshear
14%
20%
10%
9%
16%
19%
31%
14%
10%
8%
14%
Don't like any
36%
42%
31%
72%
25%
5%
40%
21%
45%
38%
36%
Don't care
2%
4%
0%
4%
3%
0%
0%
4%
2%
2%
2%
Q2. From among these possible Republican candidates for president in 2028, which two do you like best? (Please choose up to TWO. Break results by political affiliation to see where each stands among their own party and independents)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
VP JD Vance
38%
48%
30%
78%
23%
4%
27%
38%
46%
37%
38%
Sec State Marco Rubio
21%
23%
20%
42%
13%
3%
21%
19%
24%
19%
21%
FL Gov Ron DeSantis
22%
33%
13%
49%
10%
0%
34%
11%
27%
17%
22%
Donald Trump Jr
3%
2%
4%
6%
4%
0%
0%
1%
5%
4%
3%
Dir National Intel Tulsi Gabbard
6%
7%
5%
11%
13%
0%
1%
6%
11%
4%
6%
Fmr UN Ambassador Nikki Haley
11%
11%
12%
7%
12%
15%
25%
14%
5%
5%
11%
GA Gov Brian Kemp
7%
10%
5%
2%
7%
13%
16%
7%
5%
4%
7%
VA Gov Glenn Youngkin
7%
12%
2%
10%
10%
3%
19%
5%
3%
3%
7%
AR Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders
9%
3%
14%
12%
6%
5%
15%
5%
11%
4%
9%
Don't like any of these
38%
25%
49%
0%
46%
73%
21%
45%
37%
49%
38%
Don't care
2%
1%
2%
0%
5%
2%
0%
1%
2%
3%
2%
Q3. What do you think Donald Trump will do in 2028?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Leave office at end of his term
54%
69%
40%
95%
46%
17%
57%
51%
56%
50%
54%
Run for a third term
11%
6%
16%
3%
10%
20%
19%
9%
11%
10%
11%
Stay in office without running
25%
16%
32%
0%
32%
46%
18%
25%
24%
28%
25%
Not sure
9%
8%
10%
2%
11%
16%
5%
15%
7%
9%
9%
Don't care
1%
1%
1%
0%
1%
2%
0%
0%
2%
2%
1%
83% favor a limit of two presidential terms
16% overall (28% of GOP, 8% independents) want Trump to run for a third term in 2028
In July 2024, after Biden dropped out, we asked who people would vote for in potential presidential matchups:
Harris 47, Trump 46, RFK 4
Whitmer 42, Trump 47, RFK 2
Newsom 41, Trump 46, RFK 2
Shapiro 41, Trump 45, RFK 2
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