First Exit Polls Show Low Favorability Ratings for Both Clinton, Trump

Most US voters see both Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump as unfavorable candidates, according to early national exit polls released by the poll analytics website FiveThirtyEight.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — According to the poll, less than half respondents approve both Clinton and Trump.

"From the first round of exits: 44 percent of voters have a favorable rating of Clinton. 37 percent have a favorable view of Trump," FiveThirtyEight said on Tuesday.

The website noted that the findings are in line with pre-election polls that found both candidates unfavorable but with Trump being viewed less favorably than Clinton.

Polling stations will begin to close on the US east coast at 7 p.m. EST (00:00 GMT on Wednesday).