Favorability of Former VPs and Presidential Hopefuls

Publication Date: 03/17/2026 5:00 AM CST

Favorability of Former VPs and Presidential Hopefuls

Publication: 03/17/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Considering another bid for president, former Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed favorably by 47% of registered voters, but unfavorably by 50%.
- This includes 23% who have a Very Favorable opinion and 40% who say their opinion is Not at All Favorable.
- By a large margin of 88% to 10%, Democrats have a favorable opinion.
- Flipping the numbers, Republicans view her unfavorably by the same margin of 88% to 10%.
- More women (57%) than men (37%) view Harris favorably.
Although Secretary of State Marco Rubio is emerging as a top 2028 GOP presidential contender, his favorability ratings haven't moved much.
- Just 36% view Rubio favorably, the same as in December 2025.
- More voters (44%) view him unfavorably, up 5 points from December.
- Although 74% of Trump voters view Rubio favorably, just 43% of traditional GOP Republicans feel the same.
- Conversely, 67% of Democrats view Rubio unfavorably.
- Still, 20% of voters have never heard of Rubio or don't know enough to have an opinion.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is viewed favorably by 31%, similar to November's 30%.
- However, his unfavorable ratings have increased five points to 40%. This is likely a result of increased visibility now that he is in office.
- A slim majority (55%) of Democrats view him favorably, but 32% have never heard of Mamdani or don't know enough to have an opinion.
California Governor Gavin Newsom doesn't fair much better: 33% view him favorably, but 46% view him unfavorably.
- These numbers include 34% who have a Very Unfavorable opinion.
- A presidential aspirant, Newsom is viewed favorably by a majority (59%) of Democrats.
- A larger majority (70%) of Republicans view him unfavorably.
Favorability ratings for former Vice President Mike Pence are low, with only 34% viewing him favorably but a majority (54%) viewing him unfavorably.This net of -20 places him at the bottom of voter opinion for this week's survey.
- Only 7% have a Very Favorable view.
- Twenty-eight percent (28%) have a Very Unfavorable view.
- Even a plurality (44%) of Republicans view him unfavorably, and a majority (63%) of Democrats feel the same.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, March 11-12. 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.