--- title: Hillary Clinton: America's Opinion of Her Hits Record Low description: Hillary Clinton's reputation among Americans has hit rock bottom, but Donald Trump is still viewed more negatively, a survey found. canonical: https://time.com/4474570/hillary-clinton-favorabillity-record-low/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-31T17:55:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T06:45:03.879Z article:section: Politics og:title: America's Opinion of Hillary Clinton Hits Record Low og:description: But Donald Trump's favorability rating is even lower og:url: https://time.com/4474570/hillary-clinton-favorabillity-record-low/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2aa25134d71abf65/6988a435cd1bba060d702248/hillary-clinton-fbi-email-documents-release.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Vice President Joe Biden Campaigns With Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton in Scranton, PA og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: America's Opinion of Hillary Clinton Hits Record Low twitter:description: But Donald Trump's favorability rating is even lower twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2aa25134d71abf65/6988a435cd1bba060d702248/hillary-clinton-fbi-email-documents-release.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # America's Opinion of Hillary Clinton Hits Record Low > Sponsored content. 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A Washington Post–ABC News poll released Wednesday shows that 56% of Americans view Clinton unfavorably, while 41% have a favorable impression of the Democrat—the worst she’s been viewed in her time in public life._ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 31, 2016 5:55 PM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 31, 2016 5:55 PM UTC Hillary Clinton’s reputation among Americans has [hit rock bottom](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/31/a-record-number-of-americans-now-dislike-hillary-clinton/), according to a new survey. A Washington _Post_–_ABC News_ poll released Wednesday shows that 56% of Americans view Clinton unfavorably, while 41% have a favorable impression of the Democrat—the worst she’s been viewed in her time in public life. Clinton’s previous low was in July when her favorable rating was 42%, according to the _Post_, while her previous unfavorable high was 55% in June. Trump’s image, however, remains worse, with 63% of Americans holding an unfavorable opinion of him and only 35% having a favorable view. Clinton’s image had managed to rebound a bit [after the Democratic National Convention](http://time.com/4442887/trump-clinton-poll-abc-washington-post-khans/) in July—48% favorable and 50% unfavorable—but things appear to have bottomed out. The latest survey was conducted Aug. 24-28 among a national sample of 1,020 adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%. \[[WP](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/31/a-record-number-of-americans-now-dislike-hillary-clinton/)\] ## Transcript I am delighted to have this great honor of being here and having this opportunity to address you. You don't build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a loose cannon, you do it by putting in the slow Hard work of building relationships. People have to get to know that they can count on you. That you won't say one thing one day and something totally different the next. And it's certainly takes more than trying to make up for a year of insults and insinuations. By dropping in our neighbors for a few hours and then flying home again. 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