2028 Hat-in-Ring Radar

Who's running for president in 2028? Daily-updated tracker of 40+ potential candidates — declared, exploratory, and considering — from FEC filings and news.

Tracking 41 potential 2028 U.S. presidential candidates on two axes — status tier (the furthest verifiable step taken) and momentum (weighted activity + recency, 0–100) — rebuilt daily from FEC filings and news. The interactive board requires JavaScript; every candidate also has a full static file linked below and in the sitemap.

#	Candidate	Party	Status	Momentum
1	Mark Kelly	Democrat	Declared	75
2	Gavin Newsom	Democrat	Actively considering	60
3	Kamala Harris	Democrat	Actively considering	60
4	J.D. Vance	Republican	Actively considering	60
5	Pete Buttigieg	Democrat	Positioning	52
6	Ted Cruz	Republican	Actively considering	50
7	Ron DeSantis	Republican	Actively considering	50
8	Ruben Gallego	Democrat	Actively considering	45
9	Rahm Emanuel	Democrat	Actively considering	45
10	Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Democrat	Positioning	42
11	Dan Greaney	Republican	Declared	40
12	Jo Jorgensen	Libertarian	Exploratory	40
13	Andy Beshear	Democrat	Actively considering	35
14	J.B. Pritzker	Democrat	Actively considering	35
15	Elissa Slotkin	Democrat	Positioning	32
16	Ro Khanna	Democrat	Actively considering	30
17	Don Lemon	Democrat	Actively considering	30
18	Gregory "Greg" Bovino	Republican	Exploratory	25
19	Cory Booker	Democrat	Actively considering	25
20	Gretchen Whitmer	Democrat	Positioning	17
21	Josh Green	Democrat	Floated / not ruling out	12
22	Hunter Biden	Democrat	Floated / not ruling out	12
23	John Kennedy	Republican	Floated / not ruling out	12
24	Mitch Landrieu	Democrat	Positioning	10
25	Rand Paul	Republican	Actively considering	10
26	Tucker Carlson	Republican	Actively considering	10
27	Tulsi Gabbard	Republican	Positioning	7
28	Andrew Yang	Independent	Positioning	7
29	Josh Shapiro	Democrat	Positioning	5
30	Don Bacon	Republican	Floated / not ruling out	2
31	Phil Murphy	Democrat	Floated / not ruling out	2
32	Afroman (Joseph Foreman)	Libertarian	Floated / not ruling out	2
33	Steve Bannon	Republican	Floated / not ruling out	2
34	Michael Flynn	Republican	Floated / not ruling out	2
35	Donald Trump	Republican	Ineligible (22nd Amdt)	0
36	Marco Rubio	Republican	Positioning	0
37	Wes Moore	Democrat	Ruled out	0
38	Gina Raimondo	Democrat	Ruled out	0
39	Tim Walz	Democrat	Ruled out	0
40	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Republican	Ruled out	0
41	Stephen A. Smith	Independent	Ruled out	0

auto-built Jul 30 2026 11:42 UTC · data as of July 30, 2026.

Hat-in-Ring RADAR

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The Field

A non-partisan reading of who is moving toward a 2028 run — ranked by verifiable steps taken and recent activity, not by who you'd vote for.

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The full file on every tracked figure — where they stand, why, and how the momentum score is built. Pick a name to open their dossier.

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Momentum measures breadth & recency of activity. Status tier reflects the single furthest verifiable step taken — the two move independently.

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