Washington D.C. 5/3/2008 9:27:05 AM
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North Carolina Poll Released by NBC17 by Research2000: Barack Obama 51%, Hillary Clinton 44%

Here are the latest results from the North Carolina poll by NBC17 by Research2000 published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 500 voters polled on 4/29-30.

NBC17 by Research2000
Date: 4/29-30
North Carolina
Added: 5/2/08
Est. MoE = 4.4%
Barack Obama 51%
Hillary Clinton 44%
Unsure 3%
Other 2%

Quote:

Of all age groups, men and women, Obama leads with 51 percent of the vote as compared to Clinton's 44 percent. Another three percent were undecided and two percent chose "other."

The results are from the Research 2000 North Carolina Democratic Primary Poll, which was conduced April 29 and 30 across the state. The poll includes results from 500 likely Democratic voters who where interviewed by telephone with a 4.5 percent margin of error.

The poll also shows that younger voters (ages 18-29) heavily favor Obama 67 percent to Clinton's 29 percent. On the other hand, those over 60 chose Clinton by a margin of 59 percent to 35 percent. Overall, Clinton leads for those over 45 years old while Obama leads all younger sets.

Women also chose Clinton by a slight margin over Obama, 49 to 47 percent, while men chose Obama 56 percent to 38 percent for Clinton.

Source: National Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls

The average poll results over the last 5 days in the North Carolina polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:

Candidate %
Hillary Clinton 44
Barack Obama 51