Poll: Scott Brown 49, Elizabeth Warren 41

When broken down by demographics, the numbers tell an even more intriguing tale.

Brown’s support, classified by party identification, shows that while 94 percent of Republicans polled said Brown is the ideal candidate for the job, 22 percent of Democrats and 58 percent of independents also agreed.

Warren drew support form 70 percent of Democrats polled as well as 29 percent of Independents and four percent of Republicans.

“Warren needs to shore up her base of support among Democrats and make progress with independent voters if she is to close the gap with Brown,” said Tim Vercellotti, associate professor of political science and director of the Polling Institute at Western New England University. “As it stands now, Brown is in a strong position to win re-election.”