Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party's most likely nominee for next year's presidential race, outperforms her prospective Republican opponents in a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Clinton, who announced her intentions to run for the Democratic presidential ticket last month, is the candidate to beat. Despite taking some hits recently, particularly about Clinton Foundation funding, the former secretary of state holds on to favorable numbers.

A handful of Republicans have also announced their intentions to run for their party's spot, but how do they stack up against Clinton?

A poll conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies for NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows Clinton continues to outdo her Republican opponents. The poll, conducted in April, surveyed 1000 people, of which 11 percent identified as Hispanic. Around 86 percent were registered to vote.

Standing between 42 percent positive and 42 negative, Clinton's favorability rating surpasses that of her Republican opponents. Sen. Marco Rubio has the best numbers: 22 percent positive against 23 negative. Sen. Rand Paul does similarly.

However, Jeb Bush and Gov. Scott Walker fare worse, with 15 percent positive against 17 negative and 23 percent to 36, respectively.

When pitted against the Republican Party favorites to run in 2016, Clinton bettered them all as the choice for president. Forty-nine percent of respondents would rather vote for the Democratic candidate over Bush, whom 43 percent favored.

Clinton also trumps Sen. Rubio, who has formally announced his candidacy. The Florida senator fared the same as Bush.

The numbers between Wisconsin's Gov. Walker, another Republican favorite, and Clinton were not as close. Only 40 percent of respondents favored him, but 50 percent preferred Clinton as president.

Sen. Paul, one of the first to announce his intent to run, performed better than Gov. Walker, with 44 percent favoring him as president to Clinton's 47 percent.

Clinton continues holding her ground in the upcoming election and aims to undercut the GOP's recent efforts to appeal to Latino voters. She will include a path to citizenship in her plans for immigration reform, according to ABC News. Clinton will announce her new plans during a visit to Nevada on May 5.