HarrisX J.D. Vance Vice President Selection

This survey was conducted online within the United States from July 15-16 among 1,002 registered voters by HarrisX. The sampling margin of error of this poll is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

The results reflect a nationally representative sample of registered voters. Results were weighted for age, gender, region, race/ethnicity, income, political party, education, ideology and area type where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.

F133: J.D. Vance - Now we will show you some names and groups. Please indicate if you have a favorable or unfavorable view of that person or group - or if you've never heard of them.

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

TOP 2 BOX

27%

49%

0%

51%

11%

19%

28%

47%

10%

12%

Very favorable

11%

20%

0%

24%

3%

5%

6%

22%

2%

0%

Favorable

16%

29%

0%

26%

8%

14%

22%

25%

8%

12%

Unfavorable

12%

21%

0%

5%

19%

11%

3%

6%

18%

13%

Very unfavorable

17%

30%

0%

3%

29%

19%

18%

3%

34%

8%

BOTTOM 2 BOX

29%

51%

0%

8%

48%

30%

21%

9%

52%

21%

Never heard of them

21%

0%

47%

15%

25%

25%

12%

19%

21%

29%

No opinion

23%

0%

53%

27%

17%

26%

40%

26%

17%

39%

Column n

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QVEEP1: As you may know, Donald Trump recently selected J.D. Vance as his Vice President running mate for the November 2024 Presidential election. How strongly do you approve or disapprove of Trump picking J.D. Vance as his running mate?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

TOP 2 BOX

40%

53%

24%

70%

17%

33%

23%

66%

16%

22%

Strongly approve

20%

29%

8%

42%

5%

9%

23%

37%

4%

2%

Somewhat approve

20%

24%

15%

28%

12%

23%

0%

28%

12%

20%

Somewhat disapprove

9%

11%

7%

3%

15%

11%

0%

4%

15%

10%

Strongly disapprove

21%

27%

12%

4%

38%

19%

23%

3%

41%

17%

BOTTOM 2 BOX

30%

38%

20%

7%

53%

30%

23%

7%

56%

27%

Don’t know

30%

9%

56%

23%

31%

37%

54%

27%

28%

51%

Column n

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427

391

383

209

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102

QVEEP2: Does Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his running mate make you more or less likely to vote for Trump in November, or does the selection have no impact on your vote?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

More likely to vote for Trump

21%

26%

14%

41%

7%

14%

12%

39%

4%

5%

Less likely to vote for Trump

18%

23%

12%

4%

33%

16%

21%

3%

36%

17%

No impact on my vote

61%

50%

74%

55%

60%

70%

68%

58%

60%

78%

Column n

1,002

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427

391

383

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QVEEP3r: Which of the following, if any, do you think are the main reasons why Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Will be loyal to Trump

32%

40%

23%

33%

36%

29%

7%

31%

37%

18%

Is a strong supporter of Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) policies

30%

37%

20%

34%

28%

27%

12%

32%

31%

12%

Will help Trump win the election

21%

24%

17%

26%

17%

21%

12%

27%

17%

10%

Will help win over undecided voters

18%

21%

15%

23%

14%

18%

5%

22%

15%

10%

Will help turn out Trump supporters

14%

15%

13%

15%

14%

15%

0%

15%

14%

14%

Is the most qualified Republican to serve as Vice President

12%

16%

8%

20%

6%

9%

14%

19%

6%

3%

Will help Trump raise money for the campaign

12%

14%

9%

9%

16%

12%

0%

8%

16%

10%

Makes the Republican ticket more diverse

12%

14%

9%

14%

9%

13%

0%

14%

10%

7%

Looks good on TV

11%

14%

7%

8%

15%

12%

0%

8%

16%

5%

Will help Trump governor if elected

9%

11%

6%

11%

7%

8%

0%

13%

6%

3%

Other

4%

5%

2%

1%

4%

6%

12%

3%

5%

2%

None of these

6%

5%

7%

2%

8%

6%

20%

2%

8%

11%

Don’t know

20%

8%

36%

17%

19%

23%

55%

17%

17%

46%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP4: How qualified or not qualified do you think J.D. Vance is to serve as Vice President?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

TOP 2 BOX

44%

56%

29%

69%

26%

36%

27%

67%

23%

22%

Very qualified

23%

33%

12%

48%

7%

12%

19%

43%

7%

0%

Somewhat qualified

21%

23%

17%

21%

19%

24%

8%

25%

16%

21%

Not too qualified

13%

17%

8%

7%

18%

15%

0%

6%

21%

12%

Not at all qualified

13%

18%

8%

1%

26%

13%

6%

1%

28%

8%

BOTTOM 2 BOX

26%

35%

15%

8%

44%

28%

6%

7%

49%

20%

Don’t know

30%

9%

56%

23%

30%

36%

67%

26%

27%

58%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP5: How qualified or not qualified do you think J.D. Vance would be to serve as President, if for any reason he had to take over for Donald Trump?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

TOP 2 BOX

42%

55%

26%

67%

24%

36%

19%

65%

23%

19%

Very qualified

21%

28%

11%

41%

7%

12%

19%

37%

7%

1%

Somewhat qualified

22%

27%

16%

26%

17%

24%

0%

28%

17%

18%

Not too qualified

12%

12%

13%

7%

16%

15%

12%

6%

18%

17%

Not at all qualified

18%

25%

10%

2%

34%

19%

14%

3%

36%

16%

BOTTOM 2 BOX

31%

37%

23%

9%

50%

34%

26%

10%

54%

34%

Don’t know

27%

8%

50%

23%

26%

30%

55%

25%

23%

47%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

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473

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102

QVEEP6: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Exciting

46%

51%

40%

80%

19%

38%

36%

75%

18%

25%

Boring

54%

49%

60%

20%

81%

62%

64%

25%

82%

75%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

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QVEEP7: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Honest

57%

58%

55%

91%

24%

56%

44%

89%

22%

49%

Dishonest

43%

42%

45%

9%

76%

44%

56%

11%

78%

51%

Column n

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427

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102

QVEEP8: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Cares about people like me

49%

51%

47%

88%

17%

44%

30%

84%

15%

30%

Does not care about people like me

51%

49%

53%

12%

83%

56%

70%

16%

85%

70%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

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102

QVEEP9: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Is similar to Trump

78%

75%

81%

74%

82%

75%

83%

71%

85%

75%

Is different from Trump

22%

25%

19%

26%

18%

25%

17%

29%

15%

25%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP10: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Experienced

51%

53%

49%

79%

28%

45%

50%

77%

25%

35%

Inexperienced

49%

47%

51%

21%

72%

55%

50%

23%

75%

65%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP11: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Represents change

45%

49%

41%

78%

16%

41%

42%

76%

15%

27%

Is more of the same

55%

51%

59%

22%

84%

59%

58%

24%

85%

73%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP12: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Will support Donald Trump no matter what

70%

67%

74%

64%

76%

69%

60%

62%

79%

70%

Will stand up to Donald Trump if needed

30%

33%

26%

36%

24%

31%

40%

38%

21%

30%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP13: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Is part of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement

80%

80%

81%

84%

80%

76%

75%

83%

78%

75%

Is not part of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement

20%

20%

19%

16%

20%

24%

25%

17%

22%

25%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP14: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Holds extreme views

46%

47%

44%

22%

73%

40%

36%

21%

75%

40%

Holds mainstream views

54%

53%

56%

78%

27%

60%

64%

79%

25%

60%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP15: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Likely to become the leader of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement after Trump leaves politics

62%

62%

62%

75%

55%

55%

43%

74%

53%

49%

Unlikely to become the leader of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement after Trump leaves politics

38%

38%

38%

25%

45%

45%

57%

26%

47%

51%

Column n

1,002

575

427

391

383

209

19

473

427

102

QVEEP16: Which of the following statements is closer to your view about J.D. Vance?

Total

J.D.Vance Awareness

Party ID

2024 vote

Have an opinion of Vance

Don't know/never heard of Vance

Republican

Democrat

Independent

Other

Donald Trump

Joe Biden

Don’t Know / Unsure

Will have a significant impact on who wins the presidential election

41%

44%

37%

53%

32%

37%

34%

51%

29%

39%

Will have little/no impact on who wins the presidential election

59%

56%

63%

47%

68%

63%

66%

49%

71%

61%

Column n

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Nature of Sample

Total

Total 100.000%

Gender

Male 47.957%
Female 52.043%

Age

18-29 15.983%
30-44 24.082%
45-64 36.961%
65+ 22.974%

Race

White 68.029%
Black/AA 12.994%
Hispanic 12.983%
Other 5.994%

Region

Northeast 17.981%
Midwest 20.976%
South 36.969%
West 24.074%

Income

Less than $50K 33.973%
$50K to $99K 29.965%
$100K + 33.066%
Decline to answer 2.996%

Area

Suburban 49.944%
Urban 30.079%
Rural 19.976%

Party affiliation

Democrat 37.072%
Independent 24.968%
Republican 35.962%
Other 1.998%

Political ideology

Liberal 23.986%
Moderate 38.051%
Conservative 37.963%

EducationXGender

College grad Male 17.689%
College grad Female 22.472%
Non-college Male 30.268%
Non-college Female 29.570%