# Republicans like Marco Rubio

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/republicans-are-broadly-favorable-toward-marco-rubio/

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 802 Republican respondents conducted April 21 to 23, 2026, 63% had a favorable view of Marco Rubio.

That includes 41% with a very favorable view and 22% with a somewhat favorable view. Another 13% viewed him unfavorably and 19% were neutral.

## Topline

Please rate your overall favorability toward each of the following potential Republican candidates for president in 2028. Item: Marco Rubio (Secretary of State)

63% of Republicans had a favorable view of Marco Rubio.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Very favorable: 40.6%
- Somewhat favorable: 22.4%
- Neither favorable nor unfavorable: 19.0%
- Somewhat unfavorable: 8.0%
- Very unfavorable: 5.2%
- Never heard of them: 4.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-04-21 → 2026-04-23
- Base (unweighted): 802
- Margin of error: +/- 3.6%
- Module: April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-11](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-11)

## Citation

April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey, fielded April 21-23, 2026, N=802 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-11](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-11)