Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Credit: J. Scott Applewhite

A majority of likely New Hampshire voters have unfavorable opinions of the top two candidates for president – Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, according to a new UNH Survey Center poll.

“Only 36 percent of likely voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton, 58 percent have an unfavorable opinion of her, and 5 percent are neutral,” according the poll, which surveyed 469 likely New Hampshire voters.

Trump fared even worse.

“Only 32 percent of likely New Hampshire voters have a favorable opinion of Trump, 61 percent have an unfavorable opinion, and 6 percent are neutral,” according to the poll results.

If the election were held now, 39 percent of likely voters say they would vote for Clinton, 37 percent would vote for Trump, 18 percent would support another candidate and 6 percent are undecided, according to the poll, which has a margin of error of 4.5 percent.

Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, enjoys the strongest support from likely voters of her own party, but 61 percent of independents and 88 percent of Republicans view her unfavorably.

Similarly, Trump, the Republican nominee, received the strongest support from voters of his own party, but is viewed more favorably than Clinton among independents. Just 16 percent of independents view him unfavorably, but 91 percent of Democrats view him negatively.

The candidates differ among voters of different educational backgrounds. Voters with the highest education level, those with a post-graduate education, support Clinton over Trump 62 to 14 percent. But those with less than a high school education favor Trump over Clinton 54 to 27 percent.

The results point to potentially strong finishes in New Hampshire among Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

“In an election where both major party nominees are so unpopular, considerable attention has focused on whether Johnson and Stein will take significant portions of the vote in November,” according to the survey.