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2028 Democratic field: the potential candidates

Nobody has declared for 2028. This is who Democratic voters say they would back among the potential candidates: the PolitiKool average of every public poll.

Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jon Ossoff at the starting line
LeadingKamala Harris27.9%
Runner-upGavin Newsom16.3%
Margin+11.6

The Field

Kamala Harris
27.9%
Gavin Newsom
16.3%
Pete Buttigieg
10.8%
Bernie Sanders
9%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
8.8%
Josh Shapiro
6%
Mark Kelly
5.2%
Cory Booker
4.1%
Jon Ossoff
3.5%
Andy Beshear
3.2%
JB Pritzker
3.2%
Gretchen Whitmer
2%
Tim Walz
2%
Roy Cooper
2%
Chris Murphy
1.6%
Stephen A. Smith
1.3%
Jon Stewart
1.3%
Wes Moore
1.2%
Amy Klobuchar
1%
Ro Khanna
1%
John Fetterman
1%
Phil Murphy
1%
Average of 16 polls from 10 pollsters · newest poll Sept. 15, 2026

Trend

Kamala HarrisGavin NewsomPete ButtigiegBernie SandersAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJosh ShapiroJon Ossoff

Recent Polls

DatesPollsterSampleTop three
Sept. 13–15 Big Data Poll / Public Polling Project 1,329 LV Kamala Harris 26.7 · Gavin Newsom 16.1 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 10.3
Aug. 12–16 Noble Predictive Insights / The Center Square 930 RV Kamala Harris 28 · Gavin Newsom 14 · Pete Buttigieg 12
June 11–14 Echelon Insights 467 LV Kamala Harris 20 · Gavin Newsom 14 · Pete Buttigieg 14
June 1–4 Noble Predictive Insights / The Center Square 1,224 RV Kamala Harris 27 · Gavin Newsom 14 · Pete Buttigieg 11
May 29 – June 1 Focaldata / Financial Times 646 LV Kamala Harris 37 · Gavin Newsom 17 · Pete Buttigieg 8
May 29 – June 1 Focaldata / Financial Times 657 RV Kamala Harris 36 · Gavin Newsom 17 · Pete Buttigieg 8
May 29 – June 1 Focaldata / Financial Times 685 A Kamala Harris 36 · Gavin Newsom 16 · Pete Buttigieg 8
May 29–31 HarrisX/Harris / Harvard CAPS — RV Kamala Harris 44 · Gavin Newsom 26 · Josh Shapiro 10
May 26–28 TIPP Insights / Issues & Insights 593 RV Kamala Harris 31 · Gavin Newsom 14 · Josh Shapiro 6
May 24–27 Big Data Poll / Public Polling Project 1,378 LV Kamala Harris 28 · Gavin Newsom 17 · Pete Buttigieg 11
May 24–27 Big Data Poll / Public Polling Project 1,467 RV Kamala Harris 29 · Gavin Newsom 16 · Pete Buttigieg 10
May 24–25 Emerson College 432 LV Pete Buttigieg 17.9 · Gavin Newsom 15.9 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 11.1
May 16–20 Overton Insights — LV Pete Buttigieg 16 · Gavin Newsom 13 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 12
May 14–18 Echelon Insights 501 LV Kamala Harris 23 · Gavin Newsom 17 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 11
May 12–18 McLaughlin & Associates 459 LV Kamala Harris 28 · Gavin Newsom 16 · Pete Buttigieg 9
April 28 – May 17 Lord Ashcroft Polls 4,203 A Kamala Harris 33 · Gavin Newsom 17 · Pete Buttigieg 9
May 6–11 Lake Research Partners / FairVote 800 LV Kamala Harris 25 · Gavin Newsom 17 · Pete Buttigieg 15
May 4–7 AtlasIntel — A Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 26 · Pete Buttigieg 22 · Gavin Newsom 21
May 1–5 Focaldata / Financial Times 1,339 RV Kamala Harris 38 · Gavin Newsom 16.2 · Pete Buttigieg 8.9
May 1–5 Focaldata / Financial Times 1,430 A Kamala Harris 38.6 · Gavin Newsom 15.6 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 8.5