Washington ( CNN ) -- Mitt Romney has said he has no plans to run for president a third time -- but that is n't stopping voters from wanting him to hit the campaign trail again . Romney pulled the most support from Republican voters with 19 % picking him over a fray of politicians floated for the 2016 nomination , according to a Quinnipiac University poll of Americans released Wednesday . Former Florida Gov . Jeb Bush came in second as 11 % of voters said they would pick him as the Republican nominee if the primary were held today . The poll offers an early look at what is expected to be a packed Republican primary battle as the GOP looks to take back the White House after eight years locked out of the nation 's top post . No Republican has officially announced a 2016 White House run , so far . Get ready : 2016 starts now . While Romney nabbed the top spot among 707 Republicans surveyed following several months of stumping for candidates on the midterm campaign trail , he and his family have said it 's unlikely he 'll pursue a bid -- though he has n't shut the door on a potential run altogether . Bush is mulling a presidential bid and his brother , former President George W. Bush said he thinks the odds his brother will run are about `` 50-50 . '' Another Florida politician , Sen. Marco Rubio , who snagged just 2 % of support in the poll , has said he is also weighing a presidential campaign and is expected to make a decision this winter . New Jersey Gov . Chris Christie and conservative activist and neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson tied for third in the poll , gaining a nod from 8 % of Republican voters . Christie has widely been viewed as a top-tier contender for the nomination and was even floated as a potential candidate in 2012 . Carson has attracted a small but loyal following among the party 's conservative base , taking third place in the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll this year -- an informal measure of the GOP base 's enthusiasm for candidates . He recently left his post as a Fox News contributor as he weighs a bid . The winner of that straw poll , Sen. Rand Paul , came in behind Christie and Carson with 6 % of Republican voters throwing him their support . And Sen. Ted Cruz , a tea party favorite , got 5 % in the poll . While respondents were split among the 15 Republican names listed in the poll , Democratic voters ' preferred candidate is unquestionably former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who pulls 57 % of support in a field of six potential candidates after 610 Democrats were surveyed . Liberal firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts came in a distant second with 13 % of support while former Sen. Jim Webb , who became the first from either party to launch a presidential exploratory committee , pulled just 1 % . Vice President Joe Biden nabbed the third spot with 9 % . Warren has excited the Democratic base and was a visible presence on the 2014 campaign trail , though she has said she does n't intend to run . Sen. Bernie Sanders , a liberal independent from Vermont , has said he is considering a presidential bid and made several trips to Iowa , an early primary state , during the 2014 campaign . Sanders attracted 4 % of support in the poll .
Mitt Romney tops the field of Republican presidential field with 19 % in new national poll . Score: 6 On the Democratic side , Clinton has a massive advantage with 57 % of support . Warren comes in a distant second with 13 % of respondents picking her .