Poll: Dole 50, Hagan 46

Another poll released this week has Democrat Kay Hagan within shouting distance of Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole.

SurveyUSA’s poll found Dole leading 50 percent to 46 percent among likely voters, reports Barb Barrett.

The poll was conducted for WTVD-TV in Raleigh. Voters were interviewed from Saturday through Monday. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.

Two other recent polls, by Rasmussen and Public Policy Polling, also have Hagan, a state senator from Greensboro, close behind Dole. Dole, of Salisbury, is seeking her second term in the U.S. Senate.

More details after the jump.

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- Dole leads among men, 55 to 42 percent.

- Hagan leads slightly among women, 49 to 46 percent.

- Dole leads among whites, 61 to 37 percent.

- Hagan leads among blacks, 79 to 13 percent.

- Dole leads among young voters aged 18 to 34, by 52 percent to 41 percent.

- Hagan leads among voters over 65, by 53 percent to 44 percent.

- Dole leads among independents, 56 to 38 percent.

- Hagan leads among ideological moderates, 54 to 41 percent.

- Dole leads among those earning more than $50,000 a year, 56 to 41 percent.

- Hagan leads among those earning less than $50,000 a year, 55 to 41 percent.

- Voters who say terrorism or immigration issues are their top concern overwhelmingly support Dole, with 82 percent and 79 percent respectively.

- Those for whom Iraq and the environment are top concerns support Hagan, giving her 60 percent and 63 percent respectively.

- In the Raleigh area, the pair are tied at 48 percent.