Real estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are running almost deadlock for the highly coveted Republican presidential nomination seat, with Trump leading just one percent according to latest poll by NBC News/Wall Street Journal.

According to the poll released Sunday, Trump runs with 21 percent support among Republican primary voters, while Carson finishes almost just as strong with 20 percent.

Following Carson in the latest poll were former Hewlett-Packard business executive Carly Fiorina and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who entered a tie for the third spot with 11 percent apiece, the NBC News reports.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Ohio Gov. John Kasick and Sen. Ted Cruz followed the track with 7 percent, 6 percent and 5 percent respectively. A CNN report says that no other Republican has received more than 3 percent.

Although Trump's plummeting may not hurt as bad, a report by Mic blames his overt sexist criticisms over women and his "alienation of many key Republican power brokers" for his slight popularity dip.

Earlier this week, Trump lashed out on reports that said he is about to lose in the Republican presidential horserace, Business Insider says in a report. Trump also said that the media has been failing to cite great polls which show how far along he has been doing in the Republican nomination race and subsequently called on media for "dishonest reporting".

"It's dishonest reporting and - let me change it - it's knowingly dishonest," Trump told Business Insider. "Because the polls speak for themselves. I'm up. Check out Zogby. Check out Reuters - the Reuters - what do they call that? The Reuters average. Even The Huffington Post. Check all of them."

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton surged in the Democratic nomination for presidency as the former secretary leads with 42 percent, leaving the Vermont-based senator Bernie Sanders behind with 35 percent support from primary voters. Vice President Joe Biden, who is yet to confirm his candidacy, landed with 17 percent, the same poll shows.  

But when a recalculation was done without Joe Biden after he has dropped hints that he may not yet be ready for the Oval Office, Mic reports that the poll showed greater favor for Clinton with 53 percent, while Sanders take-off with only 38 percent. CNN report adds that no other Democratic candidate has received more than 1 percent.

According to NBC News, the latest poll was conducted last Sept. 20-24, employing 256 Democratic voters and 230 Republican voters as respondents.