Public OpinionAug 25, 2024
Ranking America’s Favorite Holidays 🎅
What We’re Showing
This graphic summarizes the results of a YouGov study that asked Americans to rate their views about various holidays.
See the Dataset tab for a more detailed breakdown of the results.
Key Takeaways
- Christmas is the most liked day of the year in the U.S.
- Some holidays are more polarizing, such as Valentine’s Day, with 8% saying it was their favorite day, and another 8% saying it was their least favorite day.
Dataset
| Holiday | Favorite day of the year | More or less an average day | Least favorite day of the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas | 36% | 55% | 5% |
| Thanksgiving | 23% | 70% | 3% |
| Halloween | 15% | 72% | 9% |
| Easter | 13% | 78% | 3% |
| Mother’s Day | 13% | 79% | 4% |
| New Year's Day | 12% | 79% | 4% |
| New Year's Eve | 12% | 79% | 4% |
| Fourth of July | 12% | 78% | 4% |
| Valentine’s Day | 8% | 78% | 8% |
| Father’s Day | 8% | 81% | 4% |
| Memorial Day | 7% | 84% | 3% |
| Veteran’s Day | 6% | 82% | 3% |
| Super Bowl Sunday | 6% | 74% | 13% |
| Labor Day | 5% | 84% | 3% |
| Martin Luther King Day | 4% | 82% | 7% |
| Election Day | 4% | 78% | 8% |
| Earth Day | 4% | 79% | 5% |
| Juneteenth | 3% | 68% | 14% |
| St. Patrick’s Day | 3% | 84% | 5% |
| Columbus Day | 3% | 81% | 7% |
| President's Day | 3% | 82% | 8% |
Data sources
Based on a Feb 2024 survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. “Not sure” responses were not shown.
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