Campaign Polls

Poll: Buttigieg in third place in his home state

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) trails two other Democratic presidential candidates in his home state, according to a new poll.

The poll from We Ask America, which was conducted through online surveys of Hoosiers who self-identified as Democrats, showed Vice President Joe Biden leading with 33 percent support in Indiana, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at 23 percent and Buttigieg at 20 percent.

{mosads}The rest of the Democratic 2020 contingent was far behind, with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) getting 3 percent support.

Overall, Buttigieg is seen favorably by 35 percent of the poll’s respondents, though 40 percent still have no an opinion of the relative newcomer to the national political scene.

The 37-year-old openly gay politician has surged in national and state polls recently, making the cover of Time magazine along with husband Chasten Buttigieg.

We Ask America’s online survey was conducted from April 29 to May 5 and collected responses from 800 registered voters in Indiana. The margin of error for the survey is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.