Vice President Kamala Harris is still the Democrats' preferred candidate for the 2028 presidential election, despite her loss to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election earlier this month, according to a poll released by Puck News/Echelon Insights on Wednesday (November 20).
Harris received support from 41% of respondents, while all other options were reported to be in the single digits and 16% said they were unsure. California Gov. Gavin Newsom was second with 8% support, followed by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at 7%.
The full list of Democrats' preferred candidates for the 2028 election is included below:
- Kamala Harris- 41%
- Gavin Newsom- 8%
- Josh Shapiro- 7%
- Pete Buttigieg- 6%
- Tim Walz - 6%
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- 4%
- Gretchen Whitmer- 3%
- J.B. Pritzker - 2%
- Andy Beshear - 2%
- Cory Booker- 2%
- Jared Polis- 1%
- Wes Moore- 1%
- John Fetterman- *%
- Raphael Warnock- *%
- Someone else- 1%
- Unsure- 16%
Vice-president elect JD Vance was the overwhelming favorite for the Republican nomination at 37%, followed by businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (9%), former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (9%) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (8%).
The full list of Republicans' preferred candidates for the 2028 election is included below:
- J.D. Vance- 37%
- Vivek Ramaswamy- 9%
- Nikki Haley- 9%
- Ron DeSantis- 8%
- Ted Cruz- 5%
- Marco Rubio- 5%
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders- 2%
- Josh Hawley- 1%
- Tim Scott- 1%
- Glenn Youngkin- 1%
- Kristi Noem- 1%
- Katie Britt- *%
- Doug Burgum- *%
- Elise Stefanik- -
- Someone else- 3%
- Unsure- 18%
The poll was conducted between November 14 and November 18 and included responses from 1,010 likely voters, with an estimated margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.