Once again, Donald Trump won the Republican debate held Wednesday night in Boulder, Colorado, according to almost every major web-based flash poll.

Forty-six percent of respondents said Trump won, according to host CNBC's poll. His closest competitor, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, received 20 percent support, followed by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio with 15 percent.

Retired Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who recently ended Trump's 100-day reign at the top of the national pre-debate polls, took fourth in terms of debate performance with nearly 4.5 percent, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich came in fifth with 3.5 percent.

Trump came out on top with a 25 point lead over his closest competitor, garnering 45 percent support, according to Time's survey. Rubio took second with 20 percent, and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Cruz tied in fourth place with 8 percent each.

Trump leads with 52.44 percent, or 132,232 votes, on The Drudge Report's website. Cruz trailed with 22.66 percent, or 57,153 votes, and Rubio took third with 11 percent - 27,789 votes.

Trump dominated his competitors in Slate's poll too, taking 47 percent to Rubio's 18 percent. Cruz and Kasich tied in third with 8 percent each.

The only examined poll that did not show Trump winning was from The Blaze. Thirty-nine percent of voters on the conservative site chose Cruz, a Tea Party favorite, as the best-performing candidate in the debate. Trump came in second with 26 percent, Rubio with 11 percent and Carson with 8 percent.

It should be noted that these polls are not conducted scientifically, and are not statistically representative of eligible primary voters. They do, however, measure which candidates have the most supportive - or social media savvy - online fan base.

During the debate, Trump repeatedly clashed with CNBC moderator John Harwood, and at the end of the night, the billionaire businessman took credit for "renegotiating" the debate's length from more than three hours to two hours, "so we can get the hell out of here," notes Fox News.

Harwood responded that the debate "was always going to be two hours," but Trump insisted, "That is not right."

Afterwards, he took to Twitter in his usual fashion to brag about winning the event.

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