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A June version of the same poll showed Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, leading by 2 points.

In the time since, PPP found, Clinton’s favorability in the state has stayed about the same, while Trump’s unfavorability rating has risen by 7 points.

The poll also found that 50 percent of voters prefer a continuation of President Obama’s policies, while 45 percent prefer Trump’s vision.

"Because of the direction these folks prefer for the country it seems much more likely that they'll end up voting Clinton than Trump — or perhaps more likely than anything else staying home," PPP wrote.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney narrowly won North Carolina in 2012 with 50.4 percent of the state's vote.

President Obama won the state in 2008 by fractions of a percentage point — the only Democratic presidential victory in the Tar Heel State since the 1970s.

Public Policy Polling surveyed 830 likely voters in North Carolina from August 5 to 7. The margin of error is 3.4 percentage points.