Roughly 12 percent of Americans say they never heard of Vice President 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, according to a new poll.

The survey from CNN conducted by SSRS asked respondents if they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Pence, among other prominent politicians.

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“Never heard of” was one selection for respondents to answer with, which 12 percent chose.

Of respondents selecting “never heard of,” 7 percent were men and 17 percent were women.

Twenty-one percent of non-white respondents said they had never heard of him.

Pence, the former governor of Indiana, has stayed relatively quiet compared to President 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’s outsized personality in the White House.

Among the 1,011 people surveyed in the poll, 39 percent said they had a favorable opinion of Pence, while 40 percent said they had an unfavorable view. Eight percent of respondents said they had no opinion on Pence.

The survey was conducted by phone from Jan. 30-Feb. 2 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.