How Will America Be Celebrating the New Year?

Publication Date: 12/31/2025 5:00 AM CST

How Will America Be Celebrating the New Year?

Publication: 12/31/2025 5:00 AM CST

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According to 20% of registered voters, New Year's Day is one of our nation's most important holidays.
- A majority of voters disagree; 27% say it's the least important, and 51% say it's somewhere in between.
Most (56%) voters will be up at midnight and awaiting the New Year.
- Thirty percent (30%) have already ruled out staying up for the occasion, with 14% still unsure of their New Year's Eve plan.
- Not surprisingly but drastically, those who say they will stay up decreases with age, with 76% of 18- to 34-year-old voters saying they will stay up compared to only 35% of those 65 and older.
Among those will be be awake at midnight, celebrating at home (67%) is by far the most common way to ring in the New Year.
- A New Year's party (14%) and home of a family member (11%) are also common places to celebrate.
- In contrast, only 1% of voters think they will be out at a restaurant or bar when the clock strikes midnight.
December 31st plans are packed.
- Almost half of voters (48%) will be having dinner with family and friends, down 13% from 2022.
- Other common tasks for the day include: 44% will say a prayer, 39% will have an alcoholic beverage (down 12 points from 2022), and 38% will watch the ball drop at Times Square.
- Watching football (22%) and dancing (16%) round out the New Year's Eve festivities.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 20, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.