← Polls · Polling Average · Updated Sept. 20, 2026
2028 Republican field: the potential candidates
Nobody has declared for 2028. This is who Republican voters say they would back among the potential candidates: the PolitiKool average of every public poll.
LeadingJD Vance37.6%
Runner-upMarco Rubio18.1%
Margin+19.5
The Field
Average of 17 polls from 11 pollsters · newest poll Sept. 15, 2026
Trend
JD VanceMarco RubioDonald Trump Jr.Ron DeSantisRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Nikki Haley
Recent Polls
| Dates | Pollster | Sample | Top three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 13–15 | Big Data Poll / Public Polling Project | 1,110 LV | JD Vance 38.3 · Marco Rubio 15.7 · Ron DeSantis 8.4 |
| Aug. 12–16 | Noble Predictive Insights / The Center Square | 930 RV | JD Vance 41 · Marco Rubio 18 · Ron DeSantis 6 |
| June 11–14 | Echelon Insights | 466 LV | JD Vance 42 · Marco Rubio 15 · Donald Trump Jr. 7 |
| June 1–4 | Noble Predictive Insights / The Center Square | 1,064 RV | JD Vance 36 · Marco Rubio 17 · Ron DeSantis 7 |
| May 29 – June 1 | Focaldata / Financial Times | 632 LV | JD Vance 38 · Marco Rubio 18 · Donald Trump Jr. 10 |
| May 29 – June 1 | Focaldata / Financial Times | 641 RV | JD Vance 37 · Marco Rubio 18 · Ron DeSantis 9 |
| May 29–31 | HarrisX/Harris / Harvard CAPS | — RV | JD Vance 45 · Marco Rubio 21 · Donald Trump Jr. 21 |
| May 29–29 | Focaldata / Financial Times | 667 A | JD Vance 37 · Marco Rubio 18 · Donald Trump Jr. 10 |
| May 26–28 | TIPP Insights / Issues & Insights | 561 RV | JD Vance 29 · Donald Trump Jr. 19 · Marco Rubio 12 |
| May 24–27 | Big Data Poll / Public Polling Project | 1,148 LV | JD Vance 37 · Marco Rubio 16 · Ron DeSantis 7 |
| May 24–27 | Big Data Poll / Public Polling Project | 1,247 RV | JD Vance 36 · Marco Rubio 15 · Ron DeSantis 7 |
| May 24–25 | Emerson College | 432 LV | JD Vance 35.5 · Marco Rubio 34.6 · Ron DeSantis 5.4 |
| May 16–20 | Overton Insights | — LV | JD Vance 39 · Marco Rubio 32 · Ron DeSantis 9 |
| May 15–19 | J.L. Partners / DailyMail.com | 496 LV | JD Vance 47 · Marco Rubio 18 · Ron DeSantis 9 |
| May 14–18 | Echelon Insights | 418 LV | JD Vance 36 · Marco Rubio 17 · Ron DeSantis 12 |
| May 12–18 | McLaughlin & Associates | 431 LV | JD Vance 32 · Marco Rubio 15 · Donald Trump Jr. 13 |
| April 28 – May 17 | Lord Ashcroft Polls | 3,804 A | JD Vance 32 · Donald Trump Jr. 22 · Marco Rubio 13 |
| May 4–7 | AtlasIntel | — A | Marco Rubio 45 · JD Vance 30 · Ron DeSantis 11 |
| May 1–5 | Focaldata / Financial Times | 1,291 RV | JD Vance 40 · Donald Trump Jr. 15.2 · Marco Rubio 13.9 |
| May 1–5 | Focaldata / Financial Times | 1,352 A | JD Vance 40.3 · Donald Trump Jr. 15.3 · Marco Rubio 13.4 |