Polls · 2028 presidential election, national
AtlasIntel , 16 September 2025
AtlasIntel has Gavin Newsom ahead of Kamala Harris by 16.9 points in 2028 presidential election, national, 37.4% to 20.5%. Since its previous poll (18 July 2025): Gavin Newsom +21.6 (15.8 → 37.4), Pete Buttigieg −14.6 (26.7 → 12.1), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez −7.7 (18.5 → 10.8).
| Race | 2028 presidential election, national |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 12 September 2025 – 16 September 2025 |
| Stage | primary D |
| Sample | 323 (adults) |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | No: a primary, another matchup, an older poll of the same pollster, or older than the window |
Main
Gavin Newsom D |
37.4 | |
Kamala Harris D |
20.5 | |
Pete Buttigieg D |
12.1 | |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D |
10.8 | |
| Other | 10.4 | |
Tim Walz D |
3.6 | |
Cory Booker D |
2.9 | |
Josh Shapiro D |
2.1 |
Against the other polls
Against the median of the 2 other polls of this race taken within a week of it: Gavin Newsom 37.4% against 19.5%; Pete Buttigieg 12.1% against 7%.
Photo credits
2 official portraits from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (US government work, public domain): Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cory Booker.
- Gavin Newsom: Photo: Charles Ommanney – Office of the Governor of California, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Governor_of_California_Gavin_Newsom_(cropped_3x4).jpg)
- Josh Shapiro: Photo: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Josh_Shapiro_2022_(cropped).jpg)
- Kamala Harris: Photo: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kamala_Harris_Vice_Presidential_Portrait.jpg)
- Pete Buttigieg: Photo: United States Department of Transportation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pete_Buttigieg,_Secretary_of_Transportation.jpg)
- Tim Walz: Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Walz_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)






