More than 40 percent of Americans can't name the vice presidential nominee of either major party, according to a new survey.

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The survey, conducted by ABC News and the Social Science Research Solutions (SRSS) survey firm, asked an online opinion panel about the upcoming vice presidential debate between Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceGardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE (R) and Sen. Tim Kaine Timothy (Tim) Michael KaineTrump meets with potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett at White House Names to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court Barrett seen as a front-runner for Trump Supreme Court pick MORE (D-Va.).

The survey found that 41 percent of respondents couldn't name the GOP's vice presidential nominee and 46 percent weren't sure about the name of the Democratic vice presidential nominee.

Still, 64 percent of respondents say they are likely to watch the vice presidential debate on Tuesday night.

That number is 10 points lower than the percentage of voters who said they planned to watch the first presidential debate of 2016 between Republican nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE, which was held late last month.

Only 10 percent of voters think the vice presidential debate is going to have a major impact on their vote in November.

The ABC News/SSRS poll was conducted from Sept. 29 to 30 among 245 respondents. The margin of error is 8.1 percentage points.