Though Donald Trump took a more diplomatic approach to Tuesday night's fourth GOP debate, he still came out on top in a majority of major online polls conducted after the event. Trump garnered 36 percent support in the Drudge Report's poll as of 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, with 100,666 votes out of a total 279,727 votes cast.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz followed in second with 23 percent, or 65,315 votes, and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came in third with 15 percent, or 42,715 votes. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took fourth with 13 percent, 37,710 votes, and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson came in fifth with 5 percent, 13,535 votes.
Trump also took first in Time's online poll, with 41 percent, followed by Paul with 20 percent, and Rubio at 16 percent. Cruz came in fourth with 7 percent and Ohio Gov. John Kasich clinched fifth with 5 percent.
Trump was in front with 38 percent, followed again by Paul with 25 percent, Rubio with 11 percent, Cruz with 8 percent and Kasich with 5 percent, according to Slate Magazine's poll.
A poll from Milwaukee's local TMJ 4 news station saw Trump leading with 30 percent, Rubio with 22 percent, Paul with 17 percent and Carson with 9 percent. Cruz, businesswoman Carly Fiorina and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tied with 6 percent.
Forty-five percent of respondents in Fox 5 San Diego's poll said Trump won, followed by Paul with 21 percent, Rubio with 12 percent and Cruz with 8 percent. Trump was the favorite in The Right Scoop's poll as well, receiving 37.3 percent support. Paul came in second with 17.78 percent, Cruz in third with 16.7 percent and Rubio in fourth with 14.85 percent.
Meanwhile, in The Washington Times' poll, Paul took the top spot with 44 percent, Trump trailed with 39 percent, Cruz with 16 percent and Rubio with 10 percent.
Cruz, with 30 percent, was the favorite in The Blaze's poll, compared to Trump's 25 percent and Paul's 15 percent.
The Web-based polls are far from scientific and do not necessarily represent the national electorate, however, they do help gauge online enthusiasm and engagement among followers of particular candidates.
Eight candidates participated in the prime-time debate, which took place in Milwaukee, aired on Fox Business Network and focused on economic issues.
