Top Democratic contenders for 2020 ---------------------------------- The largest Democratic field of the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination ---------------------------------- Candidates listed according to latest polling average* ---------------------------------- Joe Biden, 76 Former vice president 29.3% Modest background and strong union support could help Democrats win back working-class white voters who supported Trump in 2016 ---------------------------------- Bernie Sanders, 77 Senator from Vermont 23.0% Unlikely to retain same level of support he enjoyed in head-to-head race against Hillary Clinton in 2016 primaries ---------------------------------- Kamala Harris, 54 Senator from California 8.3% Rising star and vocal critic of President Trump. As woman from ethnic minority background, she could appeal to party’s growing diversity ---------------------------------- Pete Buttigieg, 37 7.5% Mayor of South Bend, Indiana Afghanistan military veteran and only openly gay presidential hopeful, casting himself as voice for young and candidate of future -------------------------------- Elizabeth Warren, 69 Senator from Massachusetts 6.5% Liberal firebrand and leading critic of Wall Street after 2008 financial crash. Continues to advocate for tougher banking regulation ---------------------------------- Beto O’Rourke, 46 Former congressman from Texas 6.3% Gained national attention after unexpectedly narrow loss to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz for Texas Senate seat in November 2018 ---------------------------------- Cory Booker, 49 Senator from New Jersey 3.5% Among leaders in Senate on criminal justice reform. Appeal likely to focus on call to unify deeply divided country ---------------------------------- Polling average between 1.5-1.0% Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar (right), former tech executive Andrew Yang, senator from New York Kirsten Gillibrand and former Housing Secretary Julián Castro ---------------------------------- *Real Clear Politics average of national polls (April 25, 2019) ---------------------------------- Sources: RCP, FT, BBC, Reuters Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS