Pete Buttigieg Surging in Iowa and br New Hampshire Presidential Polls The most recent polls show the br South Bend, Indiana mayor br in third place. Buttigieg trails frontrunner Joe Biden br by double digits, but it is a great showing br for the 37-year-old. In terms of fundraising, Buttigieg also came in fourth in the first quarter out of all Democratic candidates. Nearly half of Democratic voters in Iowa are opinionless about br him right now. Nationally, he's also polling low but not as much as before. Buttigieg still has plenty of time to get br his name out there as presidential debates br haven't even started yet. Primary voting for the br 2020 Democratic nomination br is also over 9 months away.