Updated July 14, 2026
2028 head-to-head matchups
Who beats whom in 2028? Pick any two candidates to see them side by side - party, age, role, status and early standing. No nominees have been chosen yet, so these are honest comparisons, not predictions. 153 matchups and counting.
Updated July 14, 2026. Comparisons show relative standing and name recognition — not a forecast. Methodology · Privacy
Most-searched: Vance vs Newsom · Harris vs Vance · AOC vs Vance · What they said about 2028
General election matchup
General-election matchups
Democrat vs Republican - the head-to-heads people search for most.
Gavin Newsom vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Gavin Newsom vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Ron DeSantis vs Gavin Newsom
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs Gavin Newsom
Republican vs Democratic
Brian Kemp vs Gavin Newsom
Republican vs Democratic
Gavin Newsom vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Josh Hawley vs Gavin Newsom
Republican vs Democratic
Pete Buttigieg vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Pete Buttigieg vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Pete Buttigieg vs Ron DeSantis
Democratic vs Republican
Pete Buttigieg vs Ted Cruz
Democratic vs Republican
Pete Buttigieg vs Brian Kemp
Democratic vs Republican
Pete Buttigieg vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Pete Buttigieg vs Josh Hawley
Democratic vs Republican
Kamala Harris vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Kamala Harris vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Ron DeSantis vs Kamala Harris
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs Kamala Harris
Republican vs Democratic
Kamala Harris vs Brian Kemp
Democratic vs Republican
Kamala Harris vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Kamala Harris vs Josh Hawley
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Ron DeSantis
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Ted Cruz
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Brian Kemp
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Josh Hawley
Democratic vs Republican
Josh Shapiro vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Marco Rubio vs Josh Shapiro
Republican vs Democratic
Ron DeSantis vs Josh Shapiro
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs Josh Shapiro
Republican vs Democratic
Brian Kemp vs Josh Shapiro
Republican vs Democratic
Vivek Ramaswamy vs Josh Shapiro
Republican vs Democratic
Josh Hawley vs Josh Shapiro
Republican vs Democratic
JD Vance vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Marco Rubio vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Ron DeSantis vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Brian Kemp vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Vivek Ramaswamy vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Josh Hawley vs Gretchen Whitmer
Republican vs Democratic
Andy Beshear vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Andy Beshear vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Andy Beshear vs Ron DeSantis
Democratic vs Republican
Andy Beshear vs Ted Cruz
Democratic vs Republican
Andy Beshear vs Brian Kemp
Democratic vs Republican
Andy Beshear vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Andy Beshear vs Josh Hawley
Democratic vs Republican
JD Vance vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Marco Rubio vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Ron DeSantis vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Brian Kemp vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Vivek Ramaswamy vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Josh Hawley vs Tim Walz
Republican vs Democratic
Cory Booker vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Cory Booker vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Cory Booker vs Ron DeSantis
Democratic vs Republican
Cory Booker vs Ted Cruz
Democratic vs Republican
Cory Booker vs Brian Kemp
Democratic vs Republican
Cory Booker vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Cory Booker vs Josh Hawley
Democratic vs Republican
J.B. Pritzker vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
J.B. Pritzker vs Marco Rubio
Democratic vs Republican
Ron DeSantis vs J.B. Pritzker
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs J.B. Pritzker
Republican vs Democratic
Brian Kemp vs J.B. Pritzker
Republican vs Democratic
J.B. Pritzker vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Democratic vs Republican
Josh Hawley vs J.B. Pritzker
Republican vs Democratic
Bernie Sanders vs JD Vance
Democratic vs Republican
Marco Rubio vs Bernie Sanders
Republican vs Democratic
Ron DeSantis vs Bernie Sanders
Republican vs Democratic
Ted Cruz vs Bernie Sanders
Republican vs Democratic
Brian Kemp vs Bernie Sanders
Republican vs Democratic
Vivek Ramaswamy vs Bernie Sanders
Republican vs Democratic
Josh Hawley vs Bernie Sanders
Republican vs Democratic
Democratic primary matchup
Democratic primary matchups
Two Democrats competing for the same 2028 nomination.
Pete Buttigieg vs Gavin Newsom
Democratic primary
Kamala Harris vs Gavin Newsom
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Gavin Newsom
Democratic primary
Gavin Newsom vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Gavin Newsom vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Gavin Newsom
Democratic primary
Gavin Newsom vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Gavin Newsom
Democratic primary
Gavin Newsom vs J.B. Pritzker
Democratic primary
Gavin Newsom vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg vs Kamala Harris
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Pete Buttigieg
Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Pete Buttigieg
Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Pete Buttigieg
Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg vs J.B. Pritzker
Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Kamala Harris
Democratic primary
Kamala Harris vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Kamala Harris vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Kamala Harris
Democratic primary
Kamala Harris vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Kamala Harris
Democratic primary
Kamala Harris vs J.B. Pritzker
Democratic primary
Kamala Harris vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Andy Beshear
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Cory Booker
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs J.B. Pritzker
Democratic primary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
Josh Shapiro vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Josh Shapiro vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
J.B. Pritzker vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Bernie Sanders vs Josh Shapiro
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Tim Walz vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
J.B. Pritzker vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Bernie Sanders vs Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Cory Booker
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs J.B. Pritzker
Democratic primary
Andy Beshear vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
J.B. Pritzker vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Bernie Sanders vs Tim Walz
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs J.B. Pritzker
Democratic primary
Cory Booker vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
J.B. Pritzker vs Bernie Sanders
Democratic primary
Republican primary matchup
Republican primary matchups
Two Republicans competing for the same 2028 nomination.
Marco Rubio vs JD Vance
Republican primary
Ron DeSantis vs JD Vance
Republican primary
Ted Cruz vs JD Vance
Republican primary
Brian Kemp vs JD Vance
Republican primary
Vivek Ramaswamy vs JD Vance
Republican primary
Josh Hawley vs JD Vance
Republican primary
Ron DeSantis vs Marco Rubio
Republican primary
Ted Cruz vs Marco Rubio
Republican primary
Brian Kemp vs Marco Rubio
Republican primary
Vivek Ramaswamy vs Marco Rubio
Republican primary
Josh Hawley vs Marco Rubio
Republican primary
Ted Cruz vs Ron DeSantis
Republican primary
Ron DeSantis vs Brian Kemp
Republican primary
Ron DeSantis vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican primary
Ron DeSantis vs Josh Hawley
Republican primary
Ted Cruz vs Brian Kemp
Republican primary
Ted Cruz vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican primary
Ted Cruz vs Josh Hawley
Republican primary
Brian Kemp vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican primary
Josh Hawley vs Brian Kemp
Republican primary
Josh Hawley vs Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican primary
Quick answers
2028 matchups FAQ
What is the most searched 2028 presidential matchup?
Vance vs Newsom is the most-searched 2028 head-to-head, pitting the sitting Republican Vice President JD Vance against California Governor Gavin Newsom, who leads Democratic prediction markets. Other high-interest matchups include Harris vs Vance and AOC vs Vance.
Are there 2028 general-election polls yet?
No specific head-to-head matchup polls exist yet for 2028. The 2028 nominees have not been chosen, and pollsters rarely conduct matchup surveys more than two years before an election. Polls at this stage primarily measure name recognition rather than likely election outcomes.
What does a head-to-head matchup mean in a presidential race?
A head-to-head matchup compares exactly two candidates directly - typically one Democrat and one Republican - as if it were election day. Hypothetical polls ask registered or likely voters which candidate they would choose in that specific pairing. Results can shift significantly once both nominees are known and campaigning begins.
How many 2028 head-to-head matchups are tracked here?
This tracker covers 153 total matchups: 77 general-election pairings (Democrat vs Republican), 55 Democratic primary head-to-heads, and 21 Republican primary head-to-heads. Every pairing links to a dedicated comparison page.
Can matchup comparisons predict who wins the 2028 election?
No. With no 2028 nominees chosen and the election more than two years away, matchup comparisons show relative standing and name recognition, not outcomes. The eventual nominees, economic conditions, and campaign dynamics will all shape the real result. These pages are informational comparisons, not forecasts.
See also: All 2028 candidates, prediction-market odds, 2028 polls, what they said, home.