After decades as a reliably red state, Georgia may truly be a battleground come November.

A new poll from WSB-TV shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in a statistical tie for the presidency among Peach State voters. Trump, the Republican nominee, holds a narrow edge over Clinton, the Democrat, in the poll -- 45.5 percent to 44.2 percent.

Libertarian Gary Johnson took just over 5 percent of support in the poll and Green Party nominee Jill Stein came in with 2.5 percent. The poll, conducted by Landmark/Rosetta Stone, was of 500 likely Georgia voters. It was conducted Sunday -- after the GOP convention in Cleveland but before the Democratic convention in Philadelphia began.



It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. Patch Poll: Clinton and Kaine or Trump and Pence?



Georgia has not voted for a Democrat for president since backing Bill Clinton in 1992.

In 2012, Republican nominee Mitt Romney captured about 53 percent of the Georgia vote, compared to 45 percent for President Barack Obama.

But political analysts see several factors that could make Georgia, and its 16 electoral votes, more of a toss-up this time around. "I have learned that this is the year where anything can happen," said Audrey Haynes, an associate professor of political science at the University of Georgia. "The electorate was less predictable, and that means something."