Most Americans are celebrating the New Year at home, according to a Rasmussen Report survey.
investigation asked “When the New Year comes, where will you be at midnight?”Despite popular belief, the majority (67% of the total) say they will ring in the New Year at home.
Only 14% said they would go to a friend's house, 6% said they would go to a restaurant or bar, and 7% said they would go “somewhere else.” A further 6% said they were not sure. There was no difference in responses between Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, with a majority of all groups saying they would spend the New Year at home. The same goes for married and unmarried people, with 70% and 64%, respectively, saying they will stay home for the New Year.
The survey also asked, “On New Year's Eve, do you kiss someone at midnight to welcome the new year?'' Slightly more than 43 percent said yes, 40 percent said they would not, and 17 percent said they don't know yet.
Additionally, the survey found that Americans do not consider New Year's Day to be a particularly important holiday. Only 16 percent said it was “most important,” and 22 percent said it was “least important.” The majority of respondents (55%) said they were “in between” and 7% remained unsure.
Details from Rasmussen report:
Democrats (19%) are more likely to rate New Year's Day as one of America's most important holidays than Republicans (16%) and supporters of neither major party (13%). Masu. Republicans are most likely to be kissing someone when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.
More men (46%) than women (40%) are expecting a midnight kiss this year.
Adults under 40 are more likely than their elders to consider New Year's Day an important holiday and are far more likely to go out on New Year's Eve. About a third of people under 40 will be at a friend's house (20%) or a bar or restaurant (12%) when the clock strikes midnight, but 90% of Americans over 65 will be at home by 2025. You will be at home when it arrives. Men under 40 are especially likely to celebrate the arrival of the New Year at a friend's house.
The survey was conducted among 1,651 U.S. adults on December 22-23 and 26, 2024. There is a margin of error of +/- 3%. This year will be a very busy year politically, with a new Congress taking office, confirmation hearings beginning, and Trump taking the oath of office for his second term on January 20th.
