Republican · Declared

J.D. Vance

Vice President · Age 43

The sitting vice president enters the 2028 cycle as the closest thing the Republican field has to an incumbent, inheriting a national donor network and near-universal name recognition among primary voters.

Polling average
31.8%
-0.4 pts / 30 days

Polling Trend, Six Months

JanFebMarAprMayJun

Fundraising — Q2 2026 FEC Filing

Raised
$41.2M
Cash on hand
$68.9M
Small dollar
38%
Burn rate
$9.4M / qtr

Early-State Organization

StatePollingPaid staffField offices
Iowa34%267
New Hampshire29%184
South Carolina38%215
Nevada31%123

The Case For

Consolidated institutional support, the largest small-dollar file in the field, and a polling floor no rival has yet been able to crack.

The Case Against

Frontrunner status invites the full weight of the field's opposition research, and his numbers have drifted slightly in suburban and independent samples.