Mitt Romney has taken the lead over President Obama in a North Carolina poll, 48% to 46%

Democratic pollster Public Policy Polling says Mitt Romney has taken the lead over President Obama in a North Carolina poll released this month.

The poll shows Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, leading Obama 48 percent to 46 percent.

"It's a small lead but still significant in that it's the first time we've found Romney ahead in our monthly polling of the state since October," Tom Jensen, director of Public Policy Polling, said in a news release.

A month ago, Romney trailed Obama by 1 percentage point.

Four years ago, Obama claimed North Carolina by just 14,171 votes, out of more than 4.3 million cast for president.

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