A new poll shows former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg leading among possible Democratic presidential nominees in 2028.

Emerson College Polling asked Democratic Primary voters who they would support from a list of possible Democratic presidential candidates. The list included Buttigieg, former Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and several other prominent Democrats.

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Buttigieg received the most support, with 16% of respondents, beating even Harris, who garnered 13%. Newsom was in a close third with 12%. Twenty-three percent of respondents, though, were “undecided.”

Emerson also asked about the Republican 2028 nominee among Republican primary voters. Vice President J.D. Vance ended up in first place with 46% support. The second-place Republican, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, got just 12%.

Since leaving office, Buttigieg has remained prominent in the media, explaining his views on the current administration and how the Democratic Party should be responding to it.

The poll, conducted on June 24 and 25, was the first Emerson poll of the year to find a negative approval rating for the president. Forty-five percent of all voters in the poll said that they approve of the job he is doing as president, while 46% said they disapprove.