Donald Trump is extremely unpopular in B.C., according to new poll

British Columbians aren’t fans of Donald Trump.

That’s according to a new Insights West poll that surveyed B.C. residents on their feelings toward the U.S. Republican Party presidential nominee.

A large 90 per cent of people in B.C. reported that they felt Trump as president would be “bad” or “very bad” for Canada, compared to a national average of 78 per cent.

The province held the most animosity toward Trump than any other region in the country, with only three per cent of people saying the real estate developer would be “very good” or “good” for the country.

In Canada as a whole, 13 per cent of people felt positively toward the man. Those feelings were most prominent among men (17 per cent) and Ontario residents (18 per cent).

The results were more favourable to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the first female to be in the running for the White House.

Fifty-one per cent of British Columbians believed Clinton would be “good” or “very good” for Canada, also ahead of the 47 per cent Canada average.

She was most popular with Quebec residents, and perhaps surprisingly, slightly more popular with men – 48 per cent compared to 47 per cent of women.

People were also more confident with their opinions on Trump than Clinton, with only nine per cent saying they weren’t sure how they felt about Trump compared to 26 per cent for Clinton.

The poll also tracked how closely Canadians are following the upcoming U.S. election, finding 48 per cent of Canadians say they are following it more than previous elections. British Columbians are particularly interested with 57 per cent following it more than before.

And while Canadians won’t have the ability to voice their concerns on an official ballot, there is no doubt chatter around the presidential election will continue to heat up on both sides ahead of election day on November 8.

According to the CNN “poll of polls” – combining the results of six major election polls – Clinton is currently leading against Trump with an average of 49 per cent of the vote, compared to 39 per cent for Trump.

FiveThirtyEight has similar results with Clinton getting 49 per cent and Trump getting 41 per cent of the popular vote.