Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

are in a neck-and-neck race in Florida, according to a new poll, and Central Florida could be the key to deciding the contest.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in a neck-and-neck race in Florida, according to a new poll, and Central Florida is key.

A Mason-Dixon poll released Friday shows Clinton with a 44 to 42 percent lead in the state, within the poll’s 4 percentage point margin of error.

Libertarian Gary Johnson received 6 percent, Green Party candidate Jill Stein got 2 percent and 6 percent were still undecided.

With Trump having a strong lead in North and Southwest Florida and Clinton well ahead in Southeast Florida, once again the Interstate 4 corridor from Daytona Beach through Orlando to the Tampa Bay region is all-important.

Trump is ahead 46 to 42 percent in Central Florida, while Clinton leads 44 to 40 percent in the Tampa Bay region, according to the poll.

“With sharp geographic and demographic splits across the state, the outcome — at least right now — appears to hinge on turnout,” a news release from Mason-Dixon stated.

Clinton leads among Democrats 83 to 7 percent, women 51 to 37 percent, African Americans 91 to 5 percent and Hispanics 63 to 27.

Trump leads among Republicans 78 to 10 percent, independent voters 44 to 30 percent, men 47 to 36 percent and non-Hispanic whites 54 to 29 percent.

Despite Clinton’s 45 percent unfavorable rating, Trump has a worse unfavorable rating at 52 percent. Clinton also has a better favorable rating than Trump, 35 to 29 percent.

Clinton had a similar small lead in a Mason-Dixon poll conducted in June — 45 to 42 percent.

A recent Quinnipiac Poll of Florida voters from earlier this month also showed a close race, with Clinton leading Trump 46 to 45 percent in a head-to-head matchup, and tied at 43 with third-party candidates included.

This poll of 625 registered Florida voters was conducted Aug. 22-24.