Latest Presidential Polls 2012: Rasmussen Poll Has Romney Leading by 1 Point While Gallup Shows Obama Leading by 3

Just a day before Election Day, national election polls are placing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ahead of Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama. Results from Gallup and Rasmussen Reports place the GOP candidate slightly ahead of Obama, while Monmouth/SurveyUSA/Braun and CNN/Opinion Research placed the two candidates in a deadlock.

On Monday, Gallup released its first post-Hurricane Sandy Daily tracking poll and found Romney in the lead among likely voters, 49 percent to 48 percent. However, among registered voters, Obama was ahead of Romney by a three-point margin, 49 percent to 46 percent.

The report released by Gallup also revealed a boost to President Obama's approval rating, up to 52 percent, as well as an improvement to his disapproval rating, which dropped to 45 percent.

Rasmussen Reports, which also released its Daily tracking report on Monday, found that Romney had taken the lead among voters nationwide, 49 percent to 48 percent. The poll's results also revealed that two percent of voters prefer a third party candidate, while one percent remains undecided.

Results released by Monmouth University/SurveyUSA/Braun found the two candidates tied at 48 percent among likely voters. The poll revealed that two percent of likely voters planned to vote for a third party candidate and the remaining two percent was undecided.

The results released by Monmouth/SurveyUSA/Braun found that Obama leads among women (51 percent to 46 percent), young voters (53 percent to 41 percent) and Hispanic voters (61 percent to 32 percent). On the other hand, Romney continues to lead among men (51 percent to 44 percent), independents (53 percent to 37 percent) and white voters (59 percent to 39 percent).

A poll by CNN/Opinion Research also placed the candidates in a deadlock among likely voters, but at 49 percent. The poll, which was released Monday afternoon, also revealed that Obama is ahead among registered voters, 50 percent to 48 percent.

Despite some polls placing Romney ahead in the race, calculations by RealClearPolitics place President Obama in a slight 0.4-point advantage over Romney. Predictions by Latinos Post regarding Electoral College votes continue to put the president in the lead.