Despite his inflammatory statements and crass behavior, polls show that Donald Trump continues to soar in the 2016 Republican presidential race for the White House.

A new Quinnipiac University national poll released Thursday reveals that the real estate magnate has a significant lead over the other candidates in the GOP presidential field.

Twenty percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters said they would vote for Trump if the primary were held today, marking the highest rate that any single candidate has received in Quinnipiac's surveys within the past two years.

Meanwhile, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker comes in second place with 13 percent while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush weighed in with 10 percent.

Pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio all come in fourth place, receiving 6 percent each. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz both earned 5 percent, while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie rounded out the top 10 of GOP candidates, polling at 3 percent.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry gained just 2 percent, while former Sen. Rick Santorum, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, and former New York Gov. George Pataki each pulled in 1 percent.

The poll, which surveyed 710 Republicans from July 23 to 28, also shows that 58 percent of the general American population and 61 percent of independent voters agree that Trump displays strong leadership qualities.

Half of the Republicans polled said they have a favorable view of Trump, while only 33 percent view him unfavorably.

Although Trump received the highest rate of support, he also appears to be the most polarizing candidate since 30 percent of respondents said they would not vote for Trump under any circumstances. That's the highest mark of any of the candidates.

Only 15 percent of those surveyed said they would never back Christie, while 14 percent said the same thing about Bush.