Rasmussen: Harris Leads Dems for 2028 Presidential Run

Former Vice President Kamala Harris leads the race for the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nominee, Rasmussen Reports results showed Thursday.

But 61% of likely voters said Democrats should find another presidential candidate in the next election, while 23% said it would be better for the party to have Harris as their candidate, Rasmussen found. And 16% said they were not sure.

Voters younger than 30 were more likely than older ones to say they believe it would be better for Democrats to have Harris as their candidate in the next presidential election. Voters 65 and older were most likely to say they're very likely to vote in the 2028 Democrat primaries.

With a field of eight candidates, participants were asked for which candidate they would vote if the election were held today.

Harris led with 22%, followed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (12%), Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (12%), former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (8%), Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey (6%), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York (6%), Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (5%), and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (3%).

Another 15% said they were not sure, and 12% said they'd vote for some other candidate.

In a racial breakdown, 16% of whites, 42% of Blacks, 41% of Hispanics, and 19% of other minorities said Democrats should run Harris again in 2028.

The survey skewed blue overall, with 66% of Democrats saying they were likely to vote in the 2028 presidential primaries, including 54% who said they're very likely to vote in the primaries.

Among voters likely to vote in the Democratic Party primaries, Black and Hispanic voters were most likely to say they would vote for Harris. White voters were mostly divided among Harris, Shapiro, Newsom, and Buttigieg.

Democrats 65 and older who are likely to vote were Shapiro's strongest constituency, while those under 40 were more likely to say they prefer Harris.

The Rasmussen Reports survey was conducted June 25-26 and 29 among of 1,229 likely voters. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Californians also favor Harris over a hypothetical unnamed Republican for governor, according to a University of California, Irvine, poll released Wednesday.

Although Harris has not announced her next move since losing her 2024 bid for the White House to President Donald Trump, 41% of those surveyed said they supported the former vice president, compared with 29% who said they would choose the GOP candidate.

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