Democratic voters are almost evenly split over whether Rep. Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (D-Calif.) should be the next Speaker of the House, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday.

The survey, conducted by SSRS, found that among Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents, 44 percent of poll participants said Pelosi was the best choice for Speaker, with 46 percent saying they would prefer a different Democrat.

The survey has a margin of error of 5 percentage points.

Among all voters, 30 percent said Pelosi should be Speaker, and 59 percent said a different Democratic lawmaker would be a better choice.

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Democratic Reps. Seth Moulton Seth MoultonThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Markey defeats Kennedy; Trump lauds America's enforcers in Wisconsin Moulton fends off primary challenges in Massachusetts Portland: The Pentagon should step up or pipe down MORE (Mass.) and Filemon Vela Filemon Bartolome VelaHispanic Caucus asks for Department of Labor meeting on COVID in meatpacking plants The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden builds big lead in battleground Florida Texas Democrat proposes COVID-19 victims' compensation fund MORE (Texas) are among those who have said they plan to oppose Pelosi when the House votes for the Speakership on Jan. 3. Those lawmakers say they expect to rally enough opposition to Pelosi to prevent her from regaining the gavel.

Pelosi, however, remains confident that she'll be elected to the top post in the chamber.

"I’m just going to say that I will be Speaker,” Pelosi said Wednesday morning.

The CNN poll also found that 44 percent of respondents approved of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE requesting Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE to step down last week as attorney general, while 49 percent disapproved.

SSRS re-interviewed 677 adults who participated in a nationally representative pre-election survey between Nov. 8 and Nov. 12.