Michigan Democratic voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about possible candidates in the upcoming presidential election.
A poll conducted by WDIV/Detroit News asked Democratic voters from across the state about their opinions on various topics in the 2026 primary election. A portion of these questions focused on the upcoming presidential election in 2028.
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Here’s the exact wording of the question that was asked over the phone: Thinking ahead to 2028, I am going to read you a list of potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for President in alphabetical order. Please tell me, at this point, who you would support to be the next Democratic candidate for President?
- Cory Booker -- 8.3%
- Pete Buttigieg -- 19.4%
- Alexandria Ocasio Cortez -- 11.5%
- Kamala Harris -- 25.1%
- Mark Kelly -- 8.3%
- Wes Moore -- 1.6%
- Gavin Newsom -- 10.1%
- J.B. Pritzker -- 2.2%
- Josh Shapiro -- 4.4%
- Someone else -- 1.6%
- Depends/ Don’t Know/ Refused -- 7.5%
Poll methodology
WDIV and the Detroit News commissioned a survey of likely Democratic voters in the August 2026 primary election in Michigan. The poll was conducted by The Glengariff Group, Inc.
It was a 500-sample, live-operator telephone survey that was conducted on July 8 through July 11, 2026.
The margin of error is +/-4.4%, and there is a 95% level of confidence.
Of the respondents, 17.4% of respondents were called via landline telephone, and 82.6% were called on a cellphone.