A "generic" congressional election poll vote gave the Republican Party the advantage if elections were held today.

"Heading into the final weeks before the midterm elections, Republican and Democratic voters are split not only over their candidate preferences, but also about the importance of key issues in the election," noted the Pew Research Center report titled "Wide Partisan Differences Over the Issues That Matter in 2014."

The Pew Research Center's data included a national survey featuring 1,552 registered voters. The survey discovered voters who favor Republican Party candidates are more likely to follow the midterm election than Democrats.

In a "generic ballot," likely voters leaned toward GOP candidates with 47 percent while 44 percent favored Democratic candidates. While the Republican Party won the poll among likely voters, registered voters favored Democratic candidates. Support for a Republican candidate was 42 percent, while 11 percent preferred another political party or were unsure. Independent voters are also more likely to vote for a Republican candidate than Democrat with 44 percent and 38 percent, respectively.

Among likely voters, non-whites, which includes Latinos, are more likely to favor a Democratic candidate in November with 66 percent to 25 percent for a GOP candidate. Non-Hispanic whites, with 54 percent, are likely to vote for a GOP candidate while 38 percent would vote for a Democrat.

According to Pew Research Center's report, the 2014 midterm election may follow the same pattern as the 2010 campaign with the GOP attracting better numbers from whites, men, older voters and evangelical protestants. Democrats are more likely to attract support from non-whites, women, younger voters and people with no religious affiliation.

The likely voter's education may prove important come November. Likely voters who are post-graduate degree recipients said they'd vote for a Democratic candidate with 58 percent while 39 percent leaned for the GOP. College graduate students or students with "some" college experience, however, are more likely to vote for a Republican candidate.

Gender has also provided mixed results for the top two political parties. With 52 percent, men, overall, are likely to vote for a Republican candidate while 39 percent favored Democrats. The percentage spread narrowed among women, but they are more likely to vote Democrat than Republican with 49 percent to 43 percent, respectively.

Based on the survey, a family's income could also indicate their political party preference. Families earning $30,000 or less are likely to vote for the Democratic candidate in November with 55 percent while the GOP received 35 percent. Families earning more than $30,000 leaned toward the GOP candidate.

In comparison to 2010's generic poll, likely voters were also set to vote for a Republican candidate with 48 percent than 42 percent for Democrats.