Hillary Clinton's odds to win the 2016 presidential election continue to be positive against potential Republican Party candidates, especially against Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

Polling data with Clinton against four potential GOP candidates have the former secretary of state winning the next presidential election. Clinton's widest margin of victory is against Cruz. The poll, conducted by Bloomberg Politics, saw Clinton ahead with 46 percent to Cruz's 33 percent. Meanwhile, 16 percent of respondents claimed to vote for another candidate or will not vote if the race was between Clinton and Cruz.

Clinton also won against Rep. Rand Paul, R-Ky. The margin of victory, unlike the Cruz poll, was in the single digits, but Clinton maintained a comfortable win by 8 percentage points. Paul received 37 percent, and Clinton accounted for 45 percent. Fifteen percent of respondents said they would vote for another candidate or not vote if the election was between Clinton and Paul.

Current New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush provided better figures for the Republican Party's odds to recapture the White House. At the same time, more survey respondents said they would not vote if the election was between Clinton or either Bush and Christie.

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Against Bush, Clinton received 43 percent of the vote, compared to 37 percent for the former Florida governor. Seventeen percent of respondents claimed they will vote for another candidate or would not vote. The race against Christie maintained Clinton winning with 42 percent compared to 36 percent for the New Jersey governor. Eighteen percent of respondents, however, will vote for another candidate for not vote at all in 2016.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has stated he has no intentions for a third bid for the White House. Despite his claims, Romney was an option in Bloomberg's poll. Similar to Bush and Christie, Romney was able to have a six-point spread behind Clinton. Clinton, a 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, received 45 percent to Romney's 39 percent. The potential Clinton and Romney race did accrue the least number of respondents stating they would vote for another candidate or would not vote at all with 14 percent.

In terms of favorability, Clinton also received the highest net favorable rating compared to Bush, Christie, Cruz, Paul and Romney. Clinton received a favorable rating of 52 percent to 42 percent holding an unfavorable view of the former New York senator. Romney received the highest favorable rating of the potential Republican presidential candidates with 43 percent, ahead of 36 percent for Christie and a tied 32 percent for Bush and Paul. Cruz has the smallest favorable rating with 26 percent.

In regards to unfavorable ratings, Clinton received 42 percent. Romney, while he had the highest favorable rating, also held the highest unfavorable rating with 44 percent. Bush had the second highest unfavorable rating with 37 percent, narrowly ahead of Christie's 35 percent. Cruz and Paul tied at 29 percent.

Bloomberg also polled respondents on Vice President Joe Biden's favorability. Biden received a 45 percent favorable rating while 43 percent was unfavorable.

The Bloomberg poll was conducted between Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 with 1,001 adults ages 18 and older participating.

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