DeFi Rate·October 4, 2026
Traders Pour Millions Into 2028 Presidential Race as Democrats Hold Early Party Edge
Party probabilities
The party-level market cited in the report prices Democrats at roughly 60.5% and Republicans at about 39.5%. That is an early market assessment, not a conventional public-opinion poll or a definitive forecast.
Individual contenders
On the individual-winner market, Vance is around 19%, with Newsom and Rubio close behind. Because many candidates divide the available probability, the leading individual prices remain well below the party-level totals.
Unresolved race
The market’s structure suggests traders currently distinguish between party strength and nominee strength. The eventual nominees, economic conditions, presidential approval, and the 2026 midterms could all substantially change the balance.