McLaughlin & Associates poll
Fielded 5/12/2026 – 5/18/2026 · 431 respondents · Likely voters
Result
Share of respondents (remainder shown as undecided / other)
JD Vance (R)
32%
Marco Rubio (R)
15%
Donald Trump Jr. (R)
13%
Ron DeSantis (R)
6%
Nikki Haley (R)
5%
Greg Abbott (R)
2%
Vivek Ramaswamy (R)
2%
Tulsi Gabbard (R)
2%
Tom Cotton (R)
1%
Josh Hawley (R)
1%
Glenn Youngkin (R)
1%
Tim Scott (R)
1%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
1%
Kristi Noem (R)
1%
Rick Scott (R)
1%
Spencer Cox
0%
Lee Zeldin
0%
About this poll
- Pollster
- McLaughlin & Associates
- Field dates
- Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Monday, May 18, 2026
- Sample
- 431 · Likely voters
- Sponsors
- —
- Internal poll
- No
- Published
- Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Source
- mclaughlinonline.com (opens in a new tab)
- Data feed
- VoteHub
- Last updated