Republican challenger Mitt Romney has fought Democratic President Barack Obama to a nominal lead in the Tar Heel state, 49% Romney to 47% Obama, in a YouGov poll of 1,500 likely voters statewide.
| In North Carolina (Oct 31-Nov 3): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Romney enjoys a large lead among likely voters who are Independents, 54% for Romney and 38% for Obama. | Obama enjoys a solid 57%-39% advantage in the Raleigh-Durham-Triangle area, and also leads marginally 50%-47% around Charlotte. Romney leads marginally in the Piedmont/Central area (51%-45%) and east North Carolina (51%-46%) and Romney runs even stronger in western North Carolina (58%-37%). |
| Total | Independents | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Barack Obama | 46% | 48% | 47% | 31% | 39% | 38% | Mitt Romney | 48% | 49% | 49% | 57% | ||||
Romney enjoys a large lead among likely voters who are Independents, 54% for Romney and 38% for Obama. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obama enjoys a solid 57%-39% advantage in the Raleigh-Durham-Triangle area, and also leads marginally 50%-47% around Charlotte. Romney leads marginally in the Piedmont/Central area (51%-45%) and east North Carolina (51%-46%) and Romney runs even stronger in western North Carolina (58%-37%). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Independents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | Sept 7-14 | Oct 4-11 | Oct 31- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Barack Obama | 46% | 48% | 47% | 31% | 39% | 38% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mitt Romney | 48% | 49% | 49% | 57% | 56% | 54% | |||||||||||||||||||||
