Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' MORE leads the pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls in favorability among New Hampshire Democratic voters, according to a new survey from the Saint Anselm College Survey Center.

An overwhelming majority of respondents — 80 percent — reported favorable views of Biden, while only 12.8 percent said they have an unfavorable opinion of the former vice president.

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Trailing Biden in favorability was Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (I-Vt.) and Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice First presidential debate to cover coronavirus, Supreme Court Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (D-Calif.), who came in at 65.3 percent and 62.5 percent respectively.

Sens. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenHarris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda Judd Gregg: The Kamala threat — the Californiaization of America GOP set to release controversial Biden report MORE (D-Mass.) were just behind with 60.9 percent and 60.2 percent respectively.

But despite their relatively high favorability ratings, Sanders and Warren also came in with some of the highest unfavorable ratings, at 24.8 percent and 28.3 percent respectively, according to the survey.

The poll of registered voters in the crucial first-in-the-nation primary state suggests that Biden, who has yet to announce whether he will seek the White House in 2020, would enter the Democratic primary field with a strong early advantage.

“The field is beginning to take shape a year out from the 2020 New Hampshire Primary,” said Neil Levesque, the executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. “It’s still early, but a handful of candidates are already well-known to voters.”

While Biden saw the highest favorability in the Saint Anselm poll, he tied with Sanders in terms of name recognition at 99.6 percent. Like Biden, Sanders has not yet said whether he will launch a 2020 presidential campaign.

The survey results, which was conducted from Feb. 6-9, come days after Warren made her 2020 campaign official, formally announcing her entry in the race at an event in Massachusetts on Saturday.

That announcement was followed immediately by a trip to New Hampshire. Other presidential hopefuls, including Booker, Harris and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.), are slated to head to New Hampshire in the coming days, as well.

Trailing the pack in the Saint Anselm poll was John Delaney John DelaneyCoronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Rep. Rodney Davis Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer says Trump right on China but wrong on WHO; CDC issues new guidance for large gatherings The Hill's Coronavirus Report: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas says country needs to rethink what 'policing' means; US cases surpass 2 million with no end to pandemic in sight MORE, a former Maryland congressman who just this week opened a campaign office in the Granite State. The survey showed just 11.3 percent of respondents reporting a favorable opinion of him. A plurality of respondents — 33.8 percent — said they had “no opinion.”

Meanwhile, only about 11.7 percent of respondents reported favorable views of South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, while 22.4 percent said they had no opinion of the nascent presidential candidate.

The Saint Anselm College Survey Center poll surveyed 600 registered New Hampshire voters in all. The candidate favorability numbers are based on responses from 258 people who indicated that they plan to vote in the state’s Democratic presidential primary next year. The poll’s overall margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.