Donald Trump capped the Republican convention on a high with a lengthy speech vowing to be champion of disaffected Americans.

And Hillary Clinton is hoping to snatch the attention away from the newly crowned Republican nominee by announcing her running mate ahead of next week’s Democratic equivalent in Pennsylvania.

But it appears Americans are not satisfied to vote for either Trump or Clinton – the most unpopular party nominees in recent years – and are looking for a third option.

Google revealed on Thursday evening that searches for ‘3rd party candidate 2016’ went up more than 1,000 per cent over the past week.

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Google revealed on Thursday evening that searches for ‘3rd party candidate 2016’ went up more than 1,000 per cent over the past week

Just before Trump took the stage to accept the nomination, the search engine said it saw a 1,150 per cent increase for the phrase while the Cleveland convention was taking place.

And a graph released by the company shows that searches only increased after Trump delivered his address – where he made a series of forceful promises in a 75-minute speech almost entirely lacking in policy details.

Google also revealed a rise in related searches for Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson, who is the former governor of New Mexico, as well as Green Party candidate Dr Jill Stein.

On Thursday, Johnson said the Cruz's call for Americans to 'vote your conscience' was essentially a call for them to support him.

Cruz was booed by delegates at the convention after he refused to endorse Trump in a speech on Wednesday night.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the least popular nominees for a major party in recent years

There was a rise in searches for Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson as well as Green Party candidate Dr Jill Stein

'He did say to vote for Gary Johnson, didn't he? And that was 'vote your conscience',' he told Chris Cuomo on CNN's New Day. 'I certainly would uphold the Constitution.'

While both Johnson and Stein are unlikely to become president, Johnson is the more popular.

A recent poll saw him get 13 per cent of the vote, just two per cent away from what is needed to get on the debate stage with Clinton and Trump in the fall.

'Looks like we're going to get in the presidential debate,' Johnson added.

And Johnson said he thinks he'll get the 15 per cent needed for a spot on the debate stage because of Trump.

'I think Donald Trump alienates more than half of the Republicans,' he added.

Related searches went up for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, the former New Mexico governor

There was also a spike in searches for Green Party candidate Dr Jill Stein, according to Google

Most of the searches came from Colorado, which voted Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. The state awarded the vast majority of its delegates to Ted Cruz

The majority of the searches came from Colorado, followed by Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota and Indiana.

It’s unsurprising that Colorado is not content with the current choices as Bernie Sanders won the state’s primary with 59 per cent of the vote to Clinton’s 40.

And 34 out of 35 of the state’s Republican delegates were awarded to Ted Cruz. Trump won the other.

Shockingly in an election cycle, both major party candidates for the White House in 2016 have seen controversies hinder their chances on the road to the presidency.

Clinton has been dogged by her email scandal after she was found to have used a private server for government business at her home in Chappaqua, New York, while secretary of state.

GOP candidates have also repeatedly blasted Clinton for alleged inaction during the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead.

Meanwhile, Trump has attracted criticism throughout his campaign for hateful rhetoric – many of which were regurgitated during his speech last night.

In his speech announcing his run for president, he angered Mexicans by branding immigrants from the country ‘criminals and rapists’ – and declaring that terror attacks could be avoided by banning all Muslims – 1.6 billion members of an entire religion - from entering the United States.