Sen. Bernie Sanders., listens to a questions during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 23. | AP Photo Poll: Sanders would make best VP draw for Clinton

Bernie Sanders would draw the most voters to Hillary Clinton in November, while Sarah Palin would have the opposite effect on Donald Trump on the Republican ticket — at least according to the results of a Monmouth University survey released Thursday.

The survey of 803 registered voters nationwide asked about 12 candidates, six for the Democratic ticket and six for the Republican ticket, to explore what effect each one would have as the running mates of Clinton and Trump, respectively.


Among those tested for the Democratic ticket, 39 percent of registered voters said Sanders would make them more likely to support Clinton, while 39 percent said it would have no impact and 20 percent said it would make them less likely. For self-identified liberals, 64 percent said Sanders on the ticket would make them more likely to vote for Clinton, surpassing the other five Democrats mentioned. Among Democrats, 53 percent said Sanders on the ticket would make a Clinton vote more likely, and 34 percent said it would not have an effect.

For the other potential veep candidates tested in the poll, majorities of registered voters said their inclusion would have no impact. Those names include Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). Other than Sanders, or all of the other Democrats tested, majorities of Democrats said their names would not have an effect.

On the Republican ticket, 42 percent of all participants in the survey said that a potential second Palin run for vice president would it make it less likely for them to support Trump, and about the same percentage (43 percent) said a Palin candidacy would have no effect. An additional 13 percent said it would make them more likely to vote for Trump.

Of all the potential running mates tested, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) earned the highest share of overall voters who said his inclusion on the ticket would make them more likely to vote for Trump, at 27 percent, although the senator has said he would not campaign with Trump in his home state, citing policy differences and his past statements about women and minorities. Among Republicans, 48 percent said Rubio would make them more likely to support Trump, and 37 percent said it would have no impact. Nearly one quarter, or 24 percent, of all voters said House Speaker Newt Gingrich as Trump's vice president would entice them to vote for the Republican, while 46 percent of Republicans said Gingrich would make it more likely that they would back Trump, and 33 percent said it would have no impact.

Overall, 20 percent of registered voters said choosing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would make it more likely that they would cast their ballot for Trump, and 9 percent said Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) would move them toward voting for Trump; 7 percent said the same for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa).

The Monmouth poll, which was conducted via landlines and cellphones from June 15-19, included 803 registered voters nationwide and has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.