The vast majority of Americans are scared of either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump becoming president – as the race is tied going into the major parties’ national conventions, according to two new polls.

Faced with the presidential Hobson’s choice of sorts, 81 percent of Americans say they would feel afraid after the election of one of the two polarizing politicians, according to the Associated Press-GfK poll.

That includes a quarter who say it doesn’t matter who wins: They’re terrified of both.

Three-quarters of voters say their selection would be motivated more by a desire to keep either Trump or Clinton out of the Oval Office — more than those who say they’re voting for the candidate who shares their positions on the issues or is the more qualified to hold the office.

Meanwhile, a New York Times/CBS News poll showed that the two candidates are tied in a general election match-up, with each receiving the support of 40 percent of voters.

Last month, Clinton enjoyed a 6 percentage-point lead over The Donald.

The poll also found that Clinton has been damaged by the FBI probe into her email use while secretary of state – as 67 percent of those surveyed said she was not honest and trustworthy, up 5 percentage points from a CBS poll conducted last month.

“Mrs. Clinton’s shifting and inaccurate explanations of her email practices at the State Department appear to have resonated more deeply with the electorate,” the Times reported.

Last week, FBI Director James Comey said Clinton was “extremely careless” in the handling of classified information but the probe found no evidence that she intended to violate laws.

The Times/CBS News survey – which was conducted July 8-12, shortly after the FBI report was released — showed 62 percent of voters also distrust Trump.

“If Hillary Clinton won, I’d probably consider suicide. I’m definitely not a fan,” Dennis Fernandez, 67, of Florence, Arizona, told the AP.

Lawrence James, 55, of Durham, North Carolina, said: “If Trump wins, well, we’ve already checked out Malta and New Zealand. I’m just not comfortable that he’s not going to make rushed, uninformed decisions.”

With the national conventions around the corner, the AP-GfK findings underscore the acute sense of foreboding spreading across the political divide as 14 percent of Americans say they’re backing a candidate they don’t like.

Fifty-seven percent have an unfavorable view of Clinton, compared to 37 percent who have a favorable view. Sixty-three percent have a negative view of Trump, compared to the 31 percent who like him.

“I really don’t love either of the candidates. What do they say? It’s a choice between hot and hell,” said Annette Scott, 70, of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Scott, a retiree, said she’s seeking answers to the country’s problems — and cannot find them from either candidate.

“Please give me solutions. Whether they are workable or not workable, at least propose them so everybody can talk about it,” she said.

Fifty-six percent said they would feel afraid and 48 percent say they’d feel regret if Trump wins the White House. Only 22 percent said they’d be proud and 26 percent excited should America pick Trump on Election Day.

Clinton’s numbers aren’t much better: If she’s elected, 48 percent say they would be afraid and 46 percent say they would feel regretful. Only 27 percent of Americans would be proud of that choice, and 26 percent would be excited at her election.

Half of Clinton’s backers consider her only slightly or not at all honest, and more than a third say she’s only slightly or not at all likable. Overall, only a quarter of voters think she is at least somewhat honest.

The poll was conducted after the FBI recommended she not face criminal charges for her use of a private email account and servers as secretary of state.

But despite not feeling the love, Clinton can take some solace in the fact that nearly two-thirds of Americans think she’ll win the election.

Forty-seven percent of Trump’s supporters consider him only slightly or not at all civil, 39 percent say he’s slightly or not at all likable and 31 percent say he’s only slightly or not at all qualified.

Among his supporters, 14 percent consider him at least somewhat racist.

Although Americans are jittery about their candidates, vast majorities see their alternative as far worse.

Eighty percent of Trump supporters and three-quarters of Clinton backers say a major reason for their support is opposition to the other candidate.

The coalitions backing the candidates have remained largely unchanged from the primary race, with Clinton doing better among women and minority voters.

Women are more likely than men to have a favorable opinion of Clinton, 40 percent to 33 percent. Sixty-eight percent of blacks, 52 percent of Hispanics and 28 percent of whites have a favorable view of her.

Men are more likely than women to have a favorable opinion of Trump, 34 percent to 28 percent. Forty percent of whites, 13 percent of Hispanics and 7 percent of blacks have a favorable opinion of Trump.

The poll of 1,009 adults was conducted online July 7-11, using a sample drawn from GfK’s probability-based KnowledgePanel, which is designed to be representative of the US population. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

The AP-GfK poll of 1,009 adults, which was conducted online July 7-11, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

With Post wires