McLaughlin & Associates poll
Fielded 9/16/2026 – 9/22/2026 · 430 respondents · Likely voters
Result
Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
JD Vance (R)
35%
Marco Rubio (R)
15%
Donald Trump Jr. (R)
14%
Ron DeSantis (R)
6%
Ted Cruz (R)
3%
Nikki Haley (R)
3%
Greg Abbott (R)
2%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
2%
Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
2%
Tom Cotton (R)
1%
Josh Hawley (R)
1%
Rick Scott (R)
1%
Tim Scott (R)
1%
Rand Paul (R)
1%
Glenn Youngkin (R)
0%
Spencer J. Cox (R)
0%
Lee M. Zeldin (R)
0%
Kristi Noem (R)
0%
Tulsi Gabbard (R)
0%
About this poll
- Pollster
- McLaughlin & Associates
- Field dates
- Wednesday, September 16, 2026 – Tuesday, September 22, 2026
- Sample
- 430 · Likely voters
- Sponsors
- —
- Internal poll
- No
- Published
- Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Source
- mclaughlinonline.com (opens in a new tab)
- Data feed
- The New York Times (via PollResults.org)
- Last updated