Kamala Harris leads with 25.3% in the average of the 10 most recent national polls (one per pollster, Aug 28, 2026–Sep 28, 2026). Pollsters test potential candidates; inclusion in a poll doesn't mean a candidate has declared.
| Pollster | Date | Harris | Newsom | Buttigieg | Ocasio-Cortez | Ossoff | Kelly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Harris | Sep 28, 2026 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6 | — |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Sep 22, 2026 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 |
| Echelon Insights | Sep 21, 2026 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Big Data Poll | Sep 15, 2026 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Veteran Action/The Honest Poll | Sep 13, 2026 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 6 | — |
| Liberal Currents/Center for Strategic Politics | Sep 3, 2026 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Focaldata | Sep 2, 2026 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Bowling Green State University/YouGov | Sep 1, 2026 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Harvard Harris | Aug 30, 2026 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — |
| Morning Consult B- | Aug 30, 2026 | 24 | 12 | 9 | — | 7 | — |
| Quantus Insights | Aug 28, 2026 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 25.7 | 15.3 | 21.3 | — |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Aug 24, 2026 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 9 | — | 7 |
| Echelon Insights | Aug 17, 2026 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Noble Predictive Insights | Aug 16, 2026 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 |
| Focaldata | Aug 11, 2026 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Rasmussen Reports C | Aug 4, 2026 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 |
| Big Data Poll | Jul 27, 2026 | 29.7 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 5 |
| McLauglin & Associates | Jul 21, 2026 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 10 | — | 3 |
| J.L. Partners | Jul 20, 2026 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Emerson A+ | Jul 20, 2026 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 13 | — |
| Echelon Insights | Jul 13, 2026 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 9 | — | 4 |
| Harvard Harris | Jul 12, 2026 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 9 | — | — |
| Quantus Insights | Jul 7, 2026 | 35.3 | 17.7 | 12.9 | 11.1 | — | — |
| Manhattan Institute | Jul 6, 2026 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Zogby D | Jul 4, 2026 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 12 | — | 6 |
| Focaldata | Jun 30, 2026 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Daily Mail/J.L. Partners | Jun 26, 2026 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| McLauglin & Associates | Jun 23, 2026 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 9 | — | 3 |
| The Public Sentiment Institute | Jun 20, 2026 | 29.2 | 15.2 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Echelon Insights | Jun 14, 2026 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Noble Predictive Insights | Jun 4, 2026 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 8 | — | — |
| Focaldata | Jun 1, 2026 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Harvard Harris | May 31, 2026 | 44 | 26 | — | 8 | — | — |
| I&I/TIPP | May 28, 2026 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Emerson A+ | May 25, 2026 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 9.9 | 11.1 | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports C | May 20, 2026 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 11 | — | 9 |
| Overton Insights | May 20, 2026 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 12 | — | 4 |
| Echelon Insights | May 18, 2026 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | May 18, 2026 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 7 | — | — |
| Lake Research Partners | May 11, 2026 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 10 | — | 8 |
| AtlasIntel | May 7, 2026 | 12.9 | 21.2 | 22.4 | 26 | — | — |
| Focaldata | May 5, 2026 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Harvard Harris | Apr 26, 2026 | 50 | 22 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Verasight | Apr 23, 2026 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 13 | — | 6 |
| Echelon Insights | Apr 20, 2026 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Apr 15, 2026 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
| YouGov B- | Apr 13, 2026 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Harvard Harris | Mar 26, 2026 | 41 | 26 | — | 8 | — | — |
| The Public Sentiment Institute | Mar 20, 2026 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 20.8 | 3.5 | — | — |
| JL Partners/Daily Mail | Mar 20, 2026 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Echelon Insights | Mar 16, 2026 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Focaldata | Mar 10, 2026 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Mar 9, 2026 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 11 | — | — |
| Yale Youth Poll | Mar 9, 2026 | 19.7 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 12.7 | — | 6.7 |
| Noble Predictive Insights | Mar 5, 2026 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
| The Public Sentiment Institute | Feb 28, 2026 | 15.2 | 29.3 | 9.3 | 5.8 | — | — |
| J.L. Partners | Feb 27, 2026 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 9 | — | — |
| Harvard Harris | Feb 26, 2026 | 39 | 24 | — | 14 | 7 | — |
| Echelon Insights | Feb 23, 2026 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Emerson A+ | Feb 22, 2026 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 9 | — | — |
| YouGov/BGSU B- | Feb 18, 2026 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 |
| Manhattan Institute | Feb 15, 2026 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| YouGov/Yahoo B- | Feb 12, 2026 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 12 | — | 9 |
| Focaldata | Feb 10, 2026 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 10 | — | — |
| Harvard Harris | Jan 29, 2026 | 39 | 30 | — | 12 | — | — |
| I&I/TIPP | Jan 29, 2026 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Rasmussen Reports C | Jan 27, 2026 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 7 | — | — |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Jan 27, 2026 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
| Big Data Poll | Jan 24, 2026 | 31.4 | 22.2 | 11.7 | 6.4 | — | — |
| YouGov B- | Jan 14, 2026 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 9 | — | 7 |
| Zogby Analytics D | Jan 7, 2026 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 11 | — | 7 |
| J. L. Partners/Daily Mail | Dec 19, 2025 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| Atlas Intel | Dec 19, 2025 | 7.8 | 35.4 | 14.5 | 16 | — | — |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Dec 19, 2025 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | — | — |
| Echelon Insights | Dec 15, 2025 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 6 | — | — |
| Big Data Poll | Dec 12, 2025 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 6 | — | — |
| McLaughlin & Associates F | Nov 24, 2025 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 6 | — | — |
| Echelon Insights | Nov 17, 2025 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 6 | — | — |
| Yale Youth Poll | Nov 11, 2025 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 16 | — | — |
| Morning Consult B- | Nov 9, 2025 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Kamala Harris leads with 25.3% in the average of the 10 most recent national Democratic primary polls (one per pollster, Aug 28, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026), followed by Gavin Newsom (14.2%) and Pete Buttigieg (12.6%).
Crosstab lists 129 national Democratic primary polls, the newest from Sep 28, 2026.
Updated 2026-10-04 · Polls compiled from Wikipedia's sourced poll tables (CC BY-SA 4.0); results belong to the pollsters. Grades: Crosstab Trust Index.