South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been gaining traction in his presidential aspirations.

After his town hall with CNN, he gained an explosion of social media followers and funding.

Now, in a recent poll in Iowa, he ranked No. 3 on the Democratic side, behind only Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, respectively.

"You know, you can't put too much stock in polls, but obviously, it's not bad news," Buttigieg said. "We know that we're a long way away – almost a year from the caucuses – but certainly another encouraging data point as we think about the road ahead. As much as these things can go to your head, the truth is most Americans don't yet know me, my story or what we've been doing here in South Bend, so I think we're a long way from having to worry about peaking too early."

Buttigieg still hasn't announced he's officially running for president, but it looks like he's doing well, at least in Iowa.