UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion

.@DanielNMiller reports that a plurality of voters — 48 percent — say the entertainment industry has too much influence on politics. Poll with @CitrinCenter 👇 politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

NEW📉: @politico and @CitrinCenter poll reports that Gavin Newsom leads former vice president Kamala Harris 28 percent to 14 percent among voters leaning toward voting in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Read more👇 politico.com/news/2025/08/2…

2028 CA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES 🔵 Newsom: 28% 🔵 Harris: 14% 🔵 AOC: 12% 🔵 Pete: 11% 🔵 Kelly: 5% 🔵 Shapiro: 4% 🔵 Khanna: 3% —— 🔴 Vance: 43% 🔴 Rubio: 15% 🔴 DeSantis: 4% 🔴 Noem: 4% 🔴 Haley: 3% 🔴 Carlson: 3% 🔴 Cruz: 3% Politico-Citrin | 2/25-3/3 | LV

UC Berkeley/Politico poll | 2/25-3/3 LV 2028 presidential primaries (California) 🟦Democratic Gavin Newsom 28% Kamala Harris 14% AOC 12% Pete Buttigieg 11% Mark Kelly 5% Josh Shapiro 4% Ro Khanna 3% Andy Beshear 2% Cory Booker 2% JB Priztker 2% Amy Klobuchar 1% Ruben Gallego 1% Wes Moore 1% Chris Murphy 1% Gina Raimondo 1% Gretchen Whitmer 1% Undecided 12% —— 🟥Republican JD Vance 43% Marco Rubio 15% Ron DeSantis 4% Kristi Noem 4% Tucker Carlson 3% Ted Cruz 3% Nikki Haley 3% Vivek Ramaswamy 3% Josh Hawley 2% Tim Scott 2% Mike Pompeo 1% Sarah Huckabee Sanders 1% Glenn Youngkin 1% Undecided 13% Link to poll result: politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

UC Berkeley/Politico poll | 2/25-3/3 LV California Governor jungle primary 2026 (top two advance) 🟥Steve Hilton 19% 🟦Tom Steyer 13% 🟦Eric Swalwell 11% 🟥Chad Bianco 11% 🟦Katie Porter 11% 🟦Xavier Becerra 5% 🟦Antonio Villaraigosa 4% 🟦Matt Mahan 3% 🟦Betty Yee 2% 🟦Ian Calderon 2% 🟦Tony Thurmond 1% Undceided 17% politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

📈In a new @politico and @CitrinCenter poll, @melmason reports that Republican Steve Hilton is consolidating GOP support in California’s governor’s race — and that could spare Democrats from catastrophe. Read more👇 politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

A new poll from @politico and @CitrinCenter shows that California voters are likelier than not to support a proposed wealth tax that’s already being blamed for driving well-known billionaires out of the state. More from @JeremyBWhite 👇 politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

The Citrin Center at @UCBerkeley is proud to host @DKThomp @leahstokes @CSElmendorf @SarahAnzia & Steve Teles for a panel on The Politics of Abundance. All are welcome - please RSVP below. …e-citrin-center.pantheon.berkeley.edu/events/the-pol…