Latest North Carolina Presidential Polls: Swing State in Romney's Favor, Obama Trailing

In North Carolina, where early voting is already underway, the race to the White House appears to be in GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's favor.

According to Real Clear Politics, President Obama has been trailing Romney in North Carolina by as much as nearly six points. Romney has held a steady lead over the president since the beginning of October.

According to Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling's latest North Carolina poll, Romney has a small lead in the state, 49-47. According to PPP, "Romney's ahead for two key reasons: he's up 63/33 with white voters and he has a 54/40 advantage with independents." PPP surveyed 1,084 likely North Carolina voters from October 12th to 14th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.0 percent.

According to Rasmussen Reports latest polling numbers, Romney has now extended his lead to six points in the following the second presidential debate. According to telephone surveys of likely voters, Romney has 52 percent of support compared to Obama's 46 percent. One percent of the state's likely voters is still undecided.

According to Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections, North Carolina has moved from a "toss-up" state to "leans Romney."

However, the poll did note that voters in North Carolina think Obama is more likely to win the presidential election. In 2008, Obama was the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry North Carolina in over 30 years.

The Romney campaign has come under fire after several media outlets reported that the campaign is "confident" about winning North Carolina and has subsequently slowed down operations in the state.

"With the increasingly widening polls in North Carolina, we will continue to allocate resources, including key senior staff, to other states," Michael Levoff, a Romney campaign spokesman told the Raleigh News & Observer. "Our victory centers throughout the state will remain open and we expect our supporters and volunteers to remain engaged in our unprecedented get out the vote efforts through the election."

In a poll conducted by research firm Gravis Marketing, Romney has a 8.7 percent lead over Obama. The presidential poll shows 49.9 percent of voters likely to vote for Romney, while 41.2 percent are likely to vote for the incumbent.