Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a campaign stop at Exeter Town Hall in Exeter, N.H., on Feb. 4, 2016. | AP Photo Poll: More than half of Americans view Trump, Clinton unfavorably The unfavorable ratings are the highest in the history of the poll asking the question, dating back to 1984.

More than half of American voters have unfavorable views of the front-runners in both parties, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll out Monday.

Donald Trump has a 57 percent unfavorable view and just 24 percent favorable view. And Hillary Clinton is doing a little better, though not much: She has a 52 percent unfavorable rating and a 31 percent favorable rating.


The unfavorable ratings are the highest in the history of the poll asking the question, dating back to 1984.

Both parties, meanwhile, are viewed favorably by less than half of Americans – although Democrats are doing a bit better.

Forty-six percent of Americans have a favorable view of the Democratic Party and just 28 percent have a favorable view of the Republican Party. That number is also the lowest-ever rating in the history of CBS News/New York Times polls.

The telephone poll was conducted March 17-20 among 1,252 nationwide voters, with 1,058 of those being registered. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.