Donald Trump continues to dominate the crowded field of Republican presidential hopefuls and clearly leads the latest poll conducted by CNN and the Opinion Research Corporation (ORC).

The real estate tycoon turned White House candidate garnered the support of 24 percent of registered GOP supporters in the survey conducted after the party's first presidential debate, the news channel detailed. Trump is up 6-percentage points since July, meaning his closest challenger, former Florida Gov. Jeb. Bush, now trails the "Apprentice" star by 11 points.

"What's stunning (is that) Donald Trump's net favorability among all voters is higher than Jeb Bush's," the Washington Post commented. "Tell someone in March that Donald Trump would be leading the Republican field by double digits and they'd roll their eyes. Tell them that Trump would be viewed as or more favorably than Bush and they'd have had you committed."

The CNN/ORC poll, conducted between Aug. 13 and Aug. 16 among 897 registered voters, put retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in third place at 9 percent support. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker each scored the backing of 8 percent of respondents, while Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came in at 6 percent.

Also in the top 10 were Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, each supported by 5 percent, as well as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who logged 4 percent, CNN detailed. 

Republicans not only picked Trump as their favorite candidate, but also gave him high marks on the issues. On the economy and immigration, for example, the 69-year-old businessman is the top choice even among those who support someone else for the nomination.

While he holds a 98 percent favorability rating among his own supporters, however, Trump is seen as a dangerous choice for the GOP by those backing one of his challengers, CNN said. And 58 percent of Republicans said their party would have a better chance to win with someone else at the top of the ticket.

The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5-percentage points.