U.S. Democratic support for alternative presidential candidates 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
In April 2023, Joe Biden officially announced he would be running for reelection in 2024, despite low approval ratings and public concern surrounding his age. Incumbent candidates generally receive their party's presidential nomination with very few competitors in the Democratic primary elections and thus far Joe Biden is no exception. However, according to an end-of-year survey, a significant share of Democrats in the United States reported that they would like to see alternative candidates running for president in 2024.

Democrat voters on whether or not they would like to see potential candidates run for president in the 2024 presidential election in the United States in 2023

CharacteristicYesNoNot sure
Kamala Harris 50% 30% 20%
Pete Buttigieg 41% 28% 31%
Gavin Newsom 41% 26% 33%
Gretchen Whitmer 32% 25% 43%
Amy Klobuchar 27% 29% 44%
Showing entries 1 to 5 (5 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of Democrats and Independents who lean Democratic50%50%41%41%41%41%32%32%27%27%30%30%28%28%26%26%25%25%29%29%20%20%31%31%33%33%43%43%44%44%YesNoNot sureKamala HarrisPete ButtigiegGavin NewsomGretchen WhitmerAmy Klobuchar
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%105%110%

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Release date

December 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

December 9 to 12, 2023

Number of respondents

665 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

U.S. citizens

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Would you like to see the following person run for U.S. president in the future?

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