The 2028 presidential field remains wide open in August 2026, with no major-party contenders having formally declared. Vice President JD Vance leads early Republican primary polls and prediction markets, followed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while the Democratic side shows a fragmented contest featuring former Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez across national and state surveys. Potential candidates are building visibility through travel, podcasts, and exploratory signals, with most deferring explicit commitments until after the November 2026 midterms. Historical precedent points to the bulk of announcements occurring in early-to-mid 2027, positioning the race for an extended primary season ahead of the 2028 conventions. Trader focus centers on which figures convert current polling momentum and institutional positioning into timely declarations before filing deadlines.
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J.D. Vance
87%

Pete Buttigieg
87%

Gavin Newsom
82%

Ted Cruz
80%

Andy Beshear
78%

Rahm Emanuel
77%

Kamala Harris
73%

Cory Booker
68%

J.B. Pritzker
67%

Josh Shapiro
66%

Ron DeSantis
75%

Mark Kelly
64%

Jon Ossoff
61%

Wes Moore
60%

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
56%

Candace Owens
50%

Josh Hawley
48%

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
47%

Andrew Yang
42%

Marco Rubio
41%

Nikki Haley
40%

Rand Paul
36%

Jared Polis
36%

Tim Walz
33%

Elise Stefanik
32%

Raphael Warnock
32%

Kristi Noem
30%

Glenn Youngkin
29%

Tucker Carlson
29%

Beto O’Rourke
28%

Katie Britt
28%

Don Lemon
28%

Brian Kemp
26%

Marjorie Taylor Greene
25%

Kim Kardashian
25%

Tulsi Gabbard
25%

Gretchen Whitmer
39%

Donald Trump Jr.
24%

Elon Musk
23%

Byron Donalds
22%

Liz Cheney
21%

George Clooney
23%

Steve Bannon
21%

Gina Raimondo
20%

John Fetterman
20%

Phil Murphy
20%

Greg Abbott
19%

Stephen A. Smith
19%

John Thune
18%

Mark Cuban
18%

Jon Stewart
17%

Mike Pence
17%

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
16%

Michelle Obama
16%

Bernie Sanders
15%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
15%

Roy Cooper
15%

Hunter Biden
14%

Vivek Ramaswamy
13%

Oprah Winfrey
14%

Donald Trump
14%

Tom Brady
13%

Matt Gaetz
13%

Ivanka Trump
12%

Zohran Mamdani
11%

Erika Kirk
10%

MrBeast
10%

Hillary Clinton
8%

Barack Obama
5%

Chelsea Clinton
4%

LeBron James
1%
$58,011 Vol.

J.D. Vance
87%

Pete Buttigieg
87%

Gavin Newsom
82%

Ted Cruz
80%

Andy Beshear
78%

Rahm Emanuel
77%

Kamala Harris
73%

Cory Booker
68%

J.B. Pritzker
67%

Josh Shapiro
66%

Ron DeSantis
75%

Mark Kelly
64%

Jon Ossoff
61%

Wes Moore
60%

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
56%

Candace Owens
50%

Josh Hawley
48%

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
47%

Andrew Yang
42%

Marco Rubio
41%

Nikki Haley
40%

Rand Paul
36%

Jared Polis
36%

Tim Walz
33%

Elise Stefanik
32%

Raphael Warnock
32%

Kristi Noem
30%

Glenn Youngkin
29%

Tucker Carlson
29%

Beto O’Rourke
28%

Katie Britt
28%

Don Lemon
28%

Brian Kemp
26%

Marjorie Taylor Greene
25%

Kim Kardashian
25%

Tulsi Gabbard
25%

Gretchen Whitmer
39%

Donald Trump Jr.
24%

Elon Musk
23%

Byron Donalds
22%

Liz Cheney
21%

George Clooney
23%

Steve Bannon
21%

Gina Raimondo
20%

John Fetterman
20%

Phil Murphy
20%

Greg Abbott
19%

Stephen A. Smith
19%

John Thune
18%

Mark Cuban
18%

Jon Stewart
17%

Mike Pence
17%

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
16%

Michelle Obama
16%

Bernie Sanders
15%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
15%

Roy Cooper
15%

Hunter Biden
14%

Vivek Ramaswamy
13%

Oprah Winfrey
14%

Donald Trump
14%

Tom Brady
13%

Matt Gaetz
13%

Ivanka Trump
12%

Zohran Mamdani
11%

Erika Kirk
10%

MrBeast
10%

Hillary Clinton
8%

Barack Obama
5%

Chelsea Clinton
4%

LeBron James
1%
An announcement by the listed individual will be sufficient to trigger a "Yes" resolution, regardless of whether they actually filed a nomination to run, or whether they actually file a nomination to run in the future.
A qualifying announcement must be explicit and unambiguous. Conditional statements, or statements that are clearly sarcastic, made in jest, or immediately clarified as not being genuine will not count.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official statements by the listed individual (ex: via speech, social media, etc.), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Aug 4, 2026, 5:41 PM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...An announcement by the listed individual will be sufficient to trigger a "Yes" resolution, regardless of whether they actually filed a nomination to run, or whether they actually file a nomination to run in the future.
A qualifying announcement must be explicit and unambiguous. Conditional statements, or statements that are clearly sarcastic, made in jest, or immediately clarified as not being genuine will not count.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official statements by the listed individual (ex: via speech, social media, etc.), however a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...The 2028 presidential field remains wide open in August 2026, with no major-party contenders having formally declared. Vice President JD Vance leads early Republican primary polls and prediction markets, followed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while the Democratic side shows a fragmented contest featuring former Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigieg, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez across national and state surveys. Potential candidates are building visibility through travel, podcasts, and exploratory signals, with most deferring explicit commitments until after the November 2026 midterms. Historical precedent points to the bulk of announcements occurring in early-to-mid 2027, positioning the race for an extended primary season ahead of the 2028 conventions. Trader focus centers on which figures convert current polling momentum and institutional positioning into timely declarations before filing deadlines.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated


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