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2028 Republican Presidential Primary

National polling tracker for the 2028 republican presidential nomination contest. Smoothed candidate trendlines update live with the quality controls below so the field can be read as a time series, not just a static rank order.

14 polls12 candidates trackedUpdated Mar 26

Field leader

JD Vance

44.4% average

Leader spread

28.6 pts

Over Donald Trump Jr.

Visible polls

No active filters

Latest field read

Mar 26

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Current order

Leader

JD Vance

44.4%

-0.5 / 30d

Latest

42.0%

Peak

56.7%

#1JD Vance

44.4%

#2Donald Trump Jr.

15.8%

#3Marco Rubio

14.0%

#4Ron DeSantis

7.4%

#5Nikki Haley

3.5%

Quality

Smoothed Field Trend

Every candidate is drawn as an over-time support line. Hover or tap a candidate chip to isolate the line and compare momentum across the field.

Candidates: 12Polls: 14Method: LOESS / weighted avg

Field Snapshot

Candidate cards mirror the filtered chart above and surface the latest smoothed read, recent movement, and coverage depth.

Ordered by filtered average support

JD Vance

Rank #1

44.4%

filtered avg

Latest

42.0%

Trend

-0.5 pts

Peak

56.7%

Polls

Donald Trump Jr.

Rank #2

15.8%

filtered avg

Latest

20.0%

Trend

+3.9 pts

Peak

24.0%

Polls

Marco Rubio

Rank #3

14.0%

filtered avg

Latest

17.0%

Trend

+3.8 pts

Peak

17.0%

Polls

Ron DeSantis

Rank #4

7.4%

filtered avg

Latest

10.0%

Trend

+2.5 pts

Peak

9.9%

Polls

Nikki Haley

Rank #5

3.5%

filtered avg

Latest

5.0%

Trend

+2.5 pts

Peak

5.0%

Polls

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Rank #6

3.5%

filtered avg

Latest

3.0%

Trend

-1.0 pts

Peak

6.0%

Polls

Vivek Ramaswamy

Rank #7

3.1%

filtered avg

Latest

3.0%

Trend

-0.7 pts

Peak

9.0%

Polls

Tucker Carlson

Rank #8

2.8%

filtered avg

Latest

1.0%

Trend

+1.4 pts

Peak

2.9%

Polls

Ted Cruz

Rank #9

2.3%

filtered avg

Latest

1.0%

Trend

-1.0 pts

Peak

4.5%

Polls

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rank #10

2.0%

filtered avg

Latest

1.0%

Trend

-0.2 pts

Peak

2.5%

Polls

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Rank #11

1.8%

filtered avg

Latest

0.0%

Trend

+0.5 pts

Peak

2.6%

Polls

Thomas Massie

Rank #12

1.8%

filtered avg

Latest

1.0%

Trend

-1.1 pts

Peak

2.5%

Polls

Recent Polls

Poll toplines are sorted by the same candidate order used in the chart.

Pollster	Grade	Date	Sample	Topline
HarrisX/Harris	—	Mar 26, 2026	N/A Registered voters	JD Vance42.0%Donald Trump Jr.20.0%Marco Rubio17.0%Ron DeSantis10.0%
Echelon Insights	—	Mar 16, 2026	n=474 Likely voters	JD Vance40.0%Donald Trump Jr.9.0%Marco Rubio16.0%Ron DeSantis5.0%Nikki Haley5.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Tucker Carlson1.0%+10 more
Focaldata	—	Mar 10, 2026	n=560 Registered voters	JD Vance47.0%Donald Trump Jr.18.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis10.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.4.0%Vivek Ramaswamy2.0%Ted Cruz3.0%Thomas Massie1.0%
Focaldata	—	Mar 10, 2026	n=596 Adults	JD Vance46.0%Donald Trump Jr.18.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis9.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.5.0%Vivek Ramaswamy1.0%Ted Cruz4.0%Thomas Massie1.0%
McLaughlin & Associates	—	Mar 9, 2026	n=440 Likely voters	JD Vance36.0%Donald Trump Jr.15.0%Marco Rubio10.0%Ron DeSantis9.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Sarah Huckabee Sanders2.0%Tom Cotton1.0%+8 more
J.L. Partners	—	Mar 3, 2026	N/A Registered voters	JD Vance53.0%Marco Rubio14.0%Ron DeSantis7.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Ted Cruz3.0%Glenn Youngkin1.0%Tim Scott1.0%+3 more
The Public Sentiment Institute	—	Feb 28, 2026	n=104 Likely voters	JD Vance45.0%Marco Rubio19.0%Ron DeSantis5.0%Nikki Haley5.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Tucker Carlson6.0%Ted Cruz1.0%+3 more
The Public Sentiment Institute	—	Feb 28, 2026	n=130 Registered voters	JD Vance39.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis4.0%Nikki Haley4.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.2.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Tucker Carlson4.0%Ted Cruz2.0%+3 more
McLaughlin & Associates	—	Feb 27, 2026	n=442 Likely voters	JD Vance42.0%Donald Trump Jr.16.0%Marco Rubio8.0%Ron DeSantis7.0%Nikki Haley4.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Ted Cruz3.0%Marjorie Taylor Greene3.0%+3 more
HarrisX/Harris	—	Feb 26, 2026	N/A Registered voters	JD Vance43.0%Donald Trump Jr.27.0%Marco Rubio14.0%Ron DeSantis8.0%Tucker Carlson3.0%
Echelon Insights	—	Feb 23, 2026	n=436 Likely voters	JD Vance37.0%Donald Trump Jr.14.0%Marco Rubio11.0%Ron DeSantis8.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Tucker Carlson2.0%+10 more
Emerson College	—	Feb 22, 2026	n=454 Likely voters	JD Vance51.5%Marco Rubio19.6%Ron DeSantis6.1%Nikki Haley2.7%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.8%Ted Cruz1.4%
Bowling Green State University/YouGov	—	Feb 18, 2026	n=463 Registered voters	JD Vance51.0%Donald Trump Jr.8.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis9.0%Nikki Haley2.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.2.0%Tucker Carlson1.0%Ted Cruz2.0%+4 more
Focaldata	—	Feb 10, 2026	n=406 Likely voters	JD Vance49.0%Donald Trump Jr.13.0%Marco Rubio8.0%Ron DeSantis7.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.6.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Ted Cruz2.0%+2 more

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2028 Republican Presidential Primary

14 polls12 candidates trackedUpdated Mar 26

Field leader

JD Vance

44.4% average

Leader spread

28.6 pts

Over Donald Trump Jr.

Visible polls

No active filters

Latest field read

Mar 26

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Pollster

Grade

Date

Sample

Topline

HarrisX/Harris

—

Mar 26, 2026

N/A

Registered voters

JD Vance42.0%Donald Trump Jr.20.0%Marco Rubio17.0%Ron DeSantis10.0%

Echelon Insights

—

Mar 16, 2026

n=474

Likely voters

JD Vance40.0%Donald Trump Jr.9.0%Marco Rubio16.0%Ron DeSantis5.0%Nikki Haley5.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Tucker Carlson1.0%+10 more

Focaldata

—

Mar 10, 2026

n=560

Registered voters

JD Vance47.0%Donald Trump Jr.18.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis10.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.4.0%Vivek Ramaswamy2.0%Ted Cruz3.0%Thomas Massie1.0%

Focaldata

—

Mar 10, 2026

n=596

Adults

JD Vance46.0%Donald Trump Jr.18.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis9.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.5.0%Vivek Ramaswamy1.0%Ted Cruz4.0%Thomas Massie1.0%

McLaughlin & Associates

—

Mar 9, 2026

n=440

Likely voters

JD Vance36.0%Donald Trump Jr.15.0%Marco Rubio10.0%Ron DeSantis9.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Sarah Huckabee Sanders2.0%Tom Cotton1.0%+8 more

J.L. Partners

—

Mar 3, 2026

N/A

Registered voters

JD Vance53.0%Marco Rubio14.0%Ron DeSantis7.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Ted Cruz3.0%Glenn Youngkin1.0%Tim Scott1.0%+3 more

The Public Sentiment Institute

—

Feb 28, 2026

n=104

Likely voters

JD Vance45.0%Marco Rubio19.0%Ron DeSantis5.0%Nikki Haley5.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Tucker Carlson6.0%Ted Cruz1.0%+3 more

The Public Sentiment Institute

—

Feb 28, 2026

n=130

Registered voters

JD Vance39.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis4.0%Nikki Haley4.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.2.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Tucker Carlson4.0%Ted Cruz2.0%+3 more

McLaughlin & Associates

—

Feb 27, 2026

n=442

Likely voters

JD Vance42.0%Donald Trump Jr.16.0%Marco Rubio8.0%Ron DeSantis7.0%Nikki Haley4.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Ted Cruz3.0%Marjorie Taylor Greene3.0%+3 more

HarrisX/Harris

—

Feb 26, 2026

N/A

Registered voters

JD Vance43.0%Donald Trump Jr.27.0%Marco Rubio14.0%Ron DeSantis8.0%Tucker Carlson3.0%

Echelon Insights

—

Feb 23, 2026

n=436

Likely voters

JD Vance37.0%Donald Trump Jr.14.0%Marco Rubio11.0%Ron DeSantis8.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.0%Vivek Ramaswamy3.0%Tucker Carlson2.0%+10 more

Emerson College

—

Feb 22, 2026

n=454

Likely voters

JD Vance51.5%Marco Rubio19.6%Ron DeSantis6.1%Nikki Haley2.7%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3.8%Ted Cruz1.4%

Bowling Green State University/YouGov

—

Feb 18, 2026

n=463

Registered voters

JD Vance51.0%Donald Trump Jr.8.0%Marco Rubio15.0%Ron DeSantis9.0%Nikki Haley2.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.2.0%Tucker Carlson1.0%Ted Cruz2.0%+4 more

Focaldata

—

Feb 10, 2026

n=406

Likely voters

JD Vance49.0%Donald Trump Jr.13.0%Marco Rubio8.0%Ron DeSantis7.0%Nikki Haley3.0%Robert F. Kennedy Jr.6.0%Vivek Ramaswamy4.0%Ted Cruz2.0%+2 more