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.

Scott Sloan