2028 Presidential Watch List
Tracking potential 2028 presidential candidates — who's exploring, who's likely running, and who's being speculated about. Data is manually curated and updated periodically.
Democratic Contenders (12)
Gavin Newsom
DemocratLikelyGovernor of California · CA · Age 57
20–25% avg poll
Kamala Harris
DemocratExploringFormer Vice President of the United States · CA · Age 60
10–15% avg poll
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DemocratExploringU.S. Representative (NY-14) · NY · Age 35
8–12% avg poll
Pete Buttigieg
DemocratExploringFormer Secretary of Transportation · IN · Age 45
6–10% avg poll
Gretchen Whitmer
DemocratExploringGovernor of Michigan · MI · Age 53
5–9% avg poll
Josh Shapiro
DemocratExploringGovernor of Pennsylvania · PA · Age 51
4–8% avg poll
Cory Booker
DemocratSpeculatedU.S. Senator (NJ) · NJ · Age 55
2–4% avg poll
Wes Moore
DemocratSpeculatedGovernor of Maryland · MD · Age 46
2–4% avg poll
Andy Beshear
DemocratSpeculatedGovernor of Kentucky · KY · Age 47
2–3% avg poll
J.B. Pritzker
DemocratSpeculatedGovernor of Illinois · IL · Age 59
1–3% avg poll
Raphael Warnock
DemocratSpeculatedU.S. Senator (GA) · GA · Age 55
1–3% avg poll
Tim Walz
DemocratSpeculatedGovernor of Minnesota / Former VP Nominee · MN · Age 61
1–3% avg poll
Republican Contenders (8)
JD Vance
RepublicanLikelyVice President of the United States · OH · Age 40
25–35% avg poll
Ron DeSantis
RepublicanExploringGovernor of Florida · FL · Age 46
8–15% avg poll
Nikki Haley
RepublicanExploringFormer U.S. Ambassador to the UN / Former Governor of South Carolina · SC · Age 53
5–10% avg poll
Ted Cruz
RepublicanSpeculatedU.S. Senator (TX) · TX · Age 57
3–6% avg poll
Glenn Youngkin
RepublicanSpeculatedGovernor of Virginia · VA · Age 58
2–4% avg poll
Marco Rubio
RepublicanSpeculatedSecretary of State · FL · Age 54
2–4% avg poll
Tim Scott
RepublicanSpeculatedU.S. Senator (SC) · SC · Age 59
2–4% avg poll
Larry Hogan
RepublicanSpeculatedFormer Governor of Maryland / U.S. Senator-elect (MD) · MD · Age 68
1–3% avg poll
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