South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Hillicon Valley: FBI, DHS warn that foreign hackers will likely spread disinformation around election results | Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day | Trump to meet with Republican state officials on tech liability shield Facebook takes down Chinese network targeting Philippines, Southeast Asia and the US MORE saw the largest jump in favorability ratings of any Democratic presidential candidate in the course of the past two months, according to a poll analysis released Tuesday.

A Morning Consult press release Tuesday said Buttigieg's favorability rating jumped by 11 percentage points since the poll began tracking the popularity of 2020 Democrats in early February.

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While he remains one of the lower-tier candidates, with just 3 percent of primary voters polled planning to cast a ballot in his name, Buttigieg enjoys a slightly higher level of support (7 percent) from respondents who said they were very interested in politics and were thus paying closer attention to the race.

He still trails bigger-name candidates in terms of total support: 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, who is expected to enter the presidential race, won support from 33 percent of poll respondents, while 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.) came in second place with support from 25 percent of respondents.

Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE (D) and Sen. 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.) were tied in the poll for third place, each garnering the support of 8 percent of respondents.

Morning Consult's poll surveyed 12,940 registered voters who planned to vote in a Democratic primary in 2020. The margin of error is 1 percentage point.