McLaughlin & Associates poll
Fielded 8/18/2026 – 8/24/2026 · 433 respondents · Likely voters
Result
Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
JD Vance (R)
32%
Donald Trump Jr. (R)
19%
Marco Rubio (R)
12%
Ron DeSantis (R)
6%
Nikki Haley (R)
5%
Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
3%
Tom Cotton (R)
2%
Kristi Noem (R)
2%
Ted Cruz (R)
2%
Rick Scott (R)
1%
Lee M. Zeldin (R)
1%
Josh Hawley (R)
1%
Rand Paul (R)
1%
Spencer J. Cox (R)
1%
Greg Abbott (R)
1%
Tim Scott (R)
1%
Tulsi Gabbard (R)
1%
Glenn Youngkin (R)
1%
Larry Hogan (R)
0%
Elise Stefanik (R)
0%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
0%
About this poll
- Pollster
- McLaughlin & Associates
- Field dates
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – Monday, August 24, 2026
- Sample
- 433 · Likely voters
- Sponsors
- —
- Internal poll
- No
- Published
- Wednesday, August 26, 2026
- Source
- mclaughlinonline.com (opens in a new tab)
- Data feed
- The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
- Last updated