The latest presidential polls, including those from Gallup and Rasmussen, have shown Republican Gov. Mitt Romney with a slight lead over Barack Obama in various polls.

The latest Gallup Presidential Polls give Romney a 3 percent lead over Obama among “likely voters”. However, Obama has a 1 percent lead when it comes to “registered voters”, according to Gallup on Thursday.

The Gallup poll was released Thursday at 1 p.m. ET, and gave Romney 50 percent of likely voters compared to Obama's 47 percent. However, among registered voters Obama scored 48 percent compared to Romney's 47 percent. That poll was recored over the period from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, 2012.

Elsewhere, the latest Rasmussen Reports presidential tracking poll recorded a 3 percent lead to Romney, giving him 50 percent of the vote nationally compared to Obama's 47 percent. The Rasmussen Reports poll was again released on Thursday morning, Oct. 25, 2012.

Rasmussen Reports also released poll results for Virginia, which is one of the most important battleground states for these candidates trying to get in at the White House. It showed Romney with 50 percent against Obama's 48 percent - a 2 percent lead.

In yet another poll the Associated Press/Gfk placed Romney with a 2 percent lead among "likely voters" in its latest national presidential poll.

In that poll Romney was given 47 percent compared to Obama's 45 percent. However, among "registered voters" that same poll had Obama with a 1 percent lead over Romney; with Obama on 45 percent of the vote in comparison to Romney's 44 percent.