For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep. That’s according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll that shows the Republican front-runner saddled with unprecedented unpopularity.

Seven in 10 Americans, including close to half of Republican voters, have an unfavourable view of Trump. It’s an opinion shared by majorities of men and women; young and old; conservatives, moderates and liberals; and whites, Hispanics and blacks.

Even in the South, a region where Trump has won decisively during the Republcian primaries, close to 70 percent of Americans view him unfavorably. And among whites without a college education, one of Trump’s most loyal voting blocs, 55 per cent have a negative opinion.