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2028 Presidential Election Polls: Vance vs. Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg leads JD Vance 41.1% to 38.3% in a hypothetical 2028 matchup, according to the ElectionsUSA average of 2 polls, as of November 5, 2026.
Limited data. Only 2 polls carry weight in this average, so one new poll can move it a lot. Read it as a rough indication, not a measurement.
Weighted average of 2 polls (of 4 on record), as of November 5, 2026. Half-life 45 days. Method · JSON
Trend
Dots are polls; the line is the average as computed on each date- Buttigieg 41.1%
- Vance 38.3%
Questions about this average
Who leads the Vance vs. Buttigieg 2028 polls?
Pete Buttigieg leads JD Vance 41.1% to 38.3% in a hypothetical 2028 matchup, according to the ElectionsUSA average of 2 polls, as of November 5, 2026.
How is this average calculated?
Every poll is weighted by how recent it is (a 45-day half-life), its sample size, the pollster's track record and how often the firm publishes, so a daily tracker can't dominate. The method is fully described on the methodology page and can be reproduced from the open data. Read the method.
Which polls are included?
Every public national poll we can source, 4 on record for this page and 2 carrying weight today. Each row in the table links to the pollster's own release; adult, registered-voter and likely-voter polls all count, but a poll released for several populations counts once (likely voters first).
How often is it updated?
Automatically, every six hours: new polls are collected, checked and added, and the average and chart are recomputed.
Can I use this data?
Yes. Every poll is free to download as CSV, and every average as JSON, under CC BY 4.0. Please credit ElectionsUSA with a link. Download the data.
All polls (4)
CSV →| Pollster | Dates | Sample | 538 grade | Vance | Buttigieg | Margin | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bulwark / Pablo Torre Finds Out/YouGov ↗ | Oct 10–14, 2026 | 1,417 A | B+ | 36% | 38% | Buttigieg +2.0 | 71.5% |
| Emerson College ↗ | Aug 16–17, 2026 | 1,000 LV | A- | 44% | 49% | Buttigieg +5.0 | 28.3% |
| On Point / SoCal Strategies ↗ | Aug 18, 2025 | 700 A | — | 37% | 41% | Buttigieg +4.0 | 0.1% |
| Emerson College ↗ | Jul 21–22, 2025 | 1,400 RV | A- | 43.9% | 43.1% | Vance +0.8 | 0.1% |
Click a pollster for its accuracy record and every poll it has released; ↗ opens the poll's source. Rows marked ⓘ carry a note (for example, fieldwork dates inferred from press coverage). Weight is the poll's share of the current average after recency, sample-size, pollster-quality and frequency adjustments.
About this average
National polls don't elect presidents; states do. Make your own 2028 electoral map, starting from the 2024 result.
Hypothetical general-election polls this far from Election Day measure name recognition and partisan loyalty more than a decided choice, which is why this page uses a long 45-day half-life and why early leads of a few points should be read as a tie. The average becomes much more informative once both parties have nominees, in summer 2028.
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