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Vice President JD Vance came out on top in Turning Point USA’s straw poll for the most favorable 2028 Republican presidential candidate.
Black Neff, the producer of the Charlie Kirk show, released the poll results on X, which showed JD Vance received 84.2% of the vote.
Coming in at a distant second was Marco Rubio at 4.8% followed by Ron DeSantis at 2.9%.
The straw poll was conducted during TPUSA’s America Fest held over the weekend.
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The TPUSA straw poll from AmFest is out. Thread.
JD Vance won the 2028 nomination straw poll by more than Donald Trump won the 2024 one we did two years ago. pic.twitter.com/86uJLg3VE2
— Blake Neff (@BlakeSNeff) December 22, 2025
Per Fox News:
A straw poll taken at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest this weekend revealed that conservatives are, as a spokesman described, “all in” for Vice President JD Vance running for president in 2028.
Asked who they would like to see as the Republican presidential nominee in 2028, the vast majority of respondents, 84.2%, answered Vice President JD Vance. Far behind Vance was Rubio at 4.8% and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 2.9%.
Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for TPUSA, told Fox News Digital that the poll portrays a clear picture of the state of the conservative movement.
From the responses, Kolvet said it is clear that “the movement is all-in for JD Vance in 2028, winning the most support in the history of our poll.”
Full results:
JD Vance – 84.2%
Marco Rubio – 4.8%
Ron DeSantis – 2.9%
Donald Trump Jr. -1.8%
Glenn Youngkin – 0.4%
Ted Cruz – 0.3%
Someone else (write-in) – 3.1%
Undecided – 2.5%
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, during the event, the CEO of TPUSA, Erika Kirk, fully endorsed JD Vance to be the 2028 Republican presidential nominee.
Other notable results from the straw polls conducted at America Fest revealed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had the highest approval rating among members of Trump’s cabinet at 83.3%.
Hegseth was followed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 80.8% and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at 78.6%.
Attorney General Pam Bondi had the lowest approval rating at 32.9%.
When it came to Israel, 33.3% of attendees at the event saw the country as the United States’ top ally, whereas 53.4% viewed Israel as one ally of many.
Only 13.3% considered Israel to be no ally at all.
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The poll asked a question about how attendees view Israel. Despite a lot of noise online (and some on-stage), only 13% believe that Israel is not an ally of the United States. pic.twitter.com/ANH6RWk10F
— Blake Neff (@BlakeSNeff) December 22, 2025
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