Just 7 percent say Democratic Party has clear leader: Survey

Few Americans say the Democratic Party has a clear leader, according to survey results released by The Economist/YouGov on Wednesday.

In the poll, conducted over the last four days, only 7 percent of respondents say Democrats have a clear leader, while 66 percent say the party does not and 27 percent say they are not sure.

A slightly larger share, 16 percent, of Democrats or Democratic-leaning respondents say the party has a clear leader, while 62 percent say the party lacks a clear leader and 22 percent don’t know.

Of that 16 percent who are Democrats or lean that way — approximately 115 people — 90 gave a name, according to the pollsters.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris topped the list, with 25 of the 90 respondents naming her as the clear leader. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) was named by 16 people, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) followed, with 14 people naming each of them.

Seven people named Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), five people named Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, four people named Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), and three people named former President Biden.

The poll comes as Democrats have faced scrutiny for what some say is a lack of coherent messaging strategy to counter the Trump administration’s agenda since the president took office in January.

The poll was conducted March 22-25 and included 1,600 adult citizens. The margin of error is 3.4 percentage points.