2028 presidential race

The 2028 race

National primary averages for both parties, betting-market odds and early general-election matchups. No major candidate has declared, so the polls mostly measure name recognition.

Updated Nov. 7, 2026

Primary polls174plus 38 matchup polls
Closest matchupD+0.9Newsom vs. Rubio
Widest matchupR+5.3Ocasio-Cortez vs. Rubio
Latest primary pollSept. 152026

Who leads each primary

Poll averages from COYNTOSS. Kalshi columns are traders’ prices as of Nov. 7, 2026, not a COYNTOSS forecast.

Democrats

Polling leaderKamala Harris27.3% · 13 polls
Betting favoriteJon Ossoff24% on Kalshi
Democrats 2028 primary: poll average and Kalshi odds
CandidateBarPolls30-dayKalshi
Kamala Harris27.3%+0.26%
Gavin Newsom15.9%0.012%
Pete Buttigieg10.8%−0.35%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez8.2%−0.714%
Josh Shapiro5.7%+0.14%
Mark Kelly5.2%−0.14%
Jon Ossoff5.2%+0.124%
Cory Booker3.7%0.01%
Andy Beshear3.3%4%
JB Pritzker3.1%—
Gretchen Whitmer2.3%1%
Chris Murphy1.7%<1%

Republicans

Polling leaderJD Vance38.3% · 15 polls
Betting favoriteJD Vance34% on Kalshi
Republicans 2028 primary: poll average and Kalshi odds
CandidateBarPolls30-dayKalshi
JD Vance38.3%+0.134%
Marco Rubio17.3%−0.320%
Donald Trump Jr.13.5%+0.6—
Ron DeSantis7.6%0.018%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.5.6%+0.1<1%
Nikki Haley4.6%+0.11%
Ted Cruz3.5%+0.12%
Greg Abbott2.6%+0.2<1%
Tucker Carlson2.5%4%
Rand Paul2.2%1%
Vivek Ramaswamy2.2%<1%
Josh Hawley1.7%1%

Primary polling over time

Daily COYNTOSS averages for the six candidates polled most often in each party.

If the election were held today

Average of national polls from the past year. Single-poll pairings are shown when both candidates are in their party’s primary average.

Ocasio-CortezAOC41.2
43.7Vance

R+2.59 polls · latest Nov. 5

Newsom43.5
40.0Vance

D+3.59 polls · latest Oct. 14

Harris48.2
43.3Vance

D+4.95 polls · latest Aug. 17

Ocasio-CortezAOC40.3
45.6Rubio

R+5.34 polls · latest Nov. 5

Newsom43.7
42.8Rubio

D+0.94 polls · latest Oct. 4

Harris44.0
45.2Rubio

R+1.13 polls · latest Aug. 17

Buttigieg41.3
38.4Vance

D+2.92 polls · latest Oct. 14

Ossoff49.0
44.0Vance

D+5.01 poll · latest Aug. 17

Ossoff47.0
44.0Rubio

D+3.01 poll · latest Aug. 17

JD Vance vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 9 polls
JD Vance vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez polls
PollDateSampleMoEOcasio-CortezVanceMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year41.2%43.7%R+2.5
McLaughlin & AssociatesOct. 30–Nov. 5 · 1,000 LVOct. 30–Nov. 51,000 LV±3.139%49%R+10.0
The Bulwark/Pablo Torre Finds Out/YouGovOct. 10–14 · 1,417 AOct. 10–141,417 A±2.640%38%D+2.0
UMass Lowell/YouGovOct. 2–4 · 1,000 LVOct. 2–41,000 LV±3.145%42%D+3.0
Quantus InsightsAug. 26–28 · 1,200 LVAug. 26–281,200 LV±2.842%45%R+3.0
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.144%46%R+2.0
ZogbyJuly 1–4 · 1,003 LVJuly 1–41,003 LV±3.138%45%R+7.0
UMass LowellMarch 26–30 · 1,000 RVMarch 26–301,000 RV±3.133%36%R+3.0
FocaldataMarch 6–10 · 1,782 AMarch 6–101,782 A±2.343%40%D+3.0
The Argument/VerasightDec. 5–11 · 1,521 RVDec. 5–111,521 RV±2.551%49%D+2.0
JD Vance vs. Gavin Newsom: 9 polls
JD Vance vs. Gavin Newsom polls
PollDateSampleMoENewsomVanceMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year43.5%40.0%D+3.5
The Bulwark/Pablo Torre Finds Out/YouGovOct. 10–14 · 1,417 AOct. 10–141,417 A±2.641%36%D+5.0
UMass Lowell/YouGovOct. 2–4 · 1,000 LVOct. 2–41,000 LV±3.146%42%D+4.0
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.149%44%D+5.0
ZogbyJuly 1–4 · 1,003 LVJuly 1–41,003 LV±3.138%45%R+7.0
Overton InsightsMay 16–20 · 1,377 VMay 16–201,377 V±2.644%39%D+5.0
UMass LowellMarch 26–30 · 1,000 RVMarch 26–301,000 RV±3.133%36%R+3.0
ZogbyJan. 1–7 · 891 LVJan. 1–7891 LV±3.341%44.6%R+3.6
The Argument/VerasightNov. 10–17 · 1,508 RVNov. 10–171,508 RV±2.553.6%46.4%D+7.2
Morning ConsultNov. 14–16 · 2,201 RVNov. 14–162,201 RV±2.141%42%R+1.0
JD Vance vs. Kamala Harris: 5 polls
JD Vance vs. Kamala Harris polls
PollDateSampleMoEHarrisVanceMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year48.2%43.3%D+4.9
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.149%45%D+4.0
ZogbyJuly 1–4 · 1,003 LVJuly 1–41,003 LV±3.148%43%D+5.0
TPSIMay 21 · 893 LVMay 21893 LV±3.347%39%D+8.0
ZogbyJan. 1–7 · 891 LVJan. 1–7891 LV±3.348.5%42.1%D+6.4
Morning ConsultNov. 14–16 · 2,201 RVNov. 14–162,201 RV±2.143%42%D+1.0
Marco Rubio vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 4 polls
Marco Rubio vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez polls
PollDateSampleMoEOcasio-CortezRubioMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year40.3%45.6%R+5.3
McLaughlin & AssociatesOct. 30–Nov. 5 · 1,000 LVOct. 30–Nov. 51,000 LV±3.138%48%R+10.0
UMass/YouGovOct. 2–4 · 1,000 LVOct. 2–41,000 LV±3.143%43%Even
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.143%48%R+5.0
ZogbyJuly 1–4 · 1,003 LVJuly 1–41,003 LV±3.138%39%R+1.0
Marco Rubio vs. Gavin Newsom: 4 polls
Marco Rubio vs. Gavin Newsom polls
PollDateSampleMoENewsomRubioMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year43.7%42.8%D+0.9
UMass Lowell/YouGovOct. 2–4 · 1,000 LVOct. 2–41,000 LV±3.144%42%D+2.0
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.148%46%D+2.0
ZogbyJuly 1–4 · 1,003 LVJuly 1–41,003 LV±3.136%40%R+4.0
Morning ConsultNov. 14–16 · 2,201 RVNov. 14–162,201 RV±2.141%39%D+2.0
Marco Rubio vs. Kamala Harris: 3 polls
Marco Rubio vs. Kamala Harris polls
PollDateSampleMoEHarrisRubioMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year44.0%45.2%R+1.2
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.143%48%R+5.0
ZogbyJuly 1–4 · 1,003 LVJuly 1–41,003 LV±3.146%41%D+5.0
Morning ConsultNov. 14–16 · 2,201 RVNov. 14–162,201 RV±2.142%40%D+2.0
JD Vance vs. Pete Buttigieg: 2 polls
JD Vance vs. Pete Buttigieg polls
PollDateSampleMoEButtigiegVanceMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year41.3%38.4%D+2.9
The Bulwark/Pablo Torre Finds Out/YouGovOct. 10–14 · 1,417 AOct. 10–141,417 A±2.638%36%D+2.0
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.149%44%D+5.0
JD Vance vs. Jon Ossoff: 1 poll
JD Vance vs. Jon Ossoff polls
PollDateSampleMoEOssoffVanceMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year49.0%44.0%D+5.0
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.149%44%D+5.0
Marco Rubio vs. Jon Ossoff: 1 poll
Marco Rubio vs. Jon Ossoff polls
PollDateSampleMoEOssoffRubioMargin
COYNTOSS averagePast yearPast year47.0%44.0%D+3.0
Emerson CollegeAug. 16–17 · 1,000 LVAug. 16–171,000 LV±3.147%44%D+3.0