Presidential Polls 2012: Gallup Poll Shows Romney Leading 51% to Obama's 46%

With Election Day fast approaching, Mitt Romney remains in the lead over President Obama.

According to the latest Gallop poll on Wednesday Oct. 24, Romney has a five point lead with 51 percent of voter support compared to Obama with 46 percent. 

Gallup polled people likely to vote in the upcoming election and were asked which candidate they favored. The poll also includes those who are undecided and are asked whether they lean closer to Romney or Obama.

The poll analyses the questions asked along with voter intentions, their thoughts on the election and their previous voting behavior.

Each seven-day rolling average is compiled from telephone interviews with approximately 2,700 likely voters and a margin of error around two percentage points.

Both campaigns are moving toward the election deadline.

President Obama was in Davenport, Iowa this morning trying to rally supporters.

"I've got a plan that will actually create jobs, that will actually lower the deficit, that will actually create middle-class security," Obama said, as reported by the Quad-City Times.

According to the Examiner, Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for Governor Romeny, commented on the race: "With two weeks left, President Obama is kicking off yet another campaign tour and touting his 20-page brochure that he's calling an agenda. But instead of a positive vision for a second term, the President is only offering voters four more years like the last four years, with $2 trillion in higher taxes, over 700,000 fewer jobs, and $716 billion in Medicare cuts. Americans deserve better. As president, Mitt Romney will cut taxes for the middle class, create 12 million new jobs, and preserve and strengthen Medicare for today's seniors and the next generation."

According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls, Romney is at 47.9 percent support and Obama at 47.2, although that doesn't yet reflect Gallup latest daily tracking survey.