Polls · 2028 presidential election, national
McLaughlin & Associates , 24 August 2026
McLaughlin & Associates has JD Vance ahead of Donald Trump Jr. by 13 points in 2028 presidential election, national, 32% to 19%. Since its previous poll (21 July 2026): JD Vance −3 (35 → 32), Donald Trump Jr. +3 (16 → 19), Marco Rubio −3 (15 → 12).
| Race | 2028 presidential election, national |
|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 18 August 2026 – 24 August 2026 |
| Stage | primary R |
| Sample | 433 (likely voters) |
| Method | – |
| Release | release |
| In our average | No: a primary, another matchup, an older poll of the same pollster, or older than the window |
Main
 JD Vance R |
32 | |
 Donald Trump Jr. R |
19 | |
| Other | 13 | |
 Marco Rubio R |
12 | |
| Undecided | 9 | |
 Ron DeSantis R |
6 | |
 Nikki Haley R |
5 | |
 Vivek Ramaswamy R |
3 | |
 Ted Cruz R |
2 |
Against the other polls
Against the median of the 2 other polls of this race taken within a week of it: Marco Rubio 12% against 25.6%; JD Vance 32% against 40%.
McLaughlin & Associates's previous poll of this race, 21 July 2026 →
Photo credits
1 official portrait from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (US government work, public domain): Ted Cruz.
- Donald Trump Jr.: Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump,_Jr._(53808883476)_(cropped).jpg)
- JD Vance: Photo: Emily J. Higgins, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:March_2026_Official_Vice_Presidential_Portrait_of_JD_Vance.jpg)
- Marco Rubio: Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Secretary_Marco_Rubio.jpg)
- Nikki Haley: Photo: United States Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikki_Haley_official_photo.jpg)
- Ron DeSantis: Photo: United States Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ron_DeSantis_113th_Congress.jpg)
- Vivek Ramaswamy: Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vivek_Ramaswamy_(55241367373)_(cropped).jpg)