Napolitan News Service surveyed 1,000 registered U.S. voters and asked: “Is Memorial Day one of our nation’s most important holidays, least important, or somewhere in between?”
The poll found that 44% of respondents say it is one of the most important holidays, while 10% said it was one of the least and 42% said somewhere in between. Four percent of voters said they are not sure.
“The only holidays that are more highly rated are Christmas (58%), July 4th (49%), and Veterans Day (47%),” Napolitan News Service said.
Four in 10 voters said they planned to celebrate the holiday by spending time with family, grilling out, going to a parade or a speech.
Forty percent (40%) of all voters plan to do something special to celebrate, including half (50%) of Republicans and 36% of Democrats.
“Unsurprisingly, the holiday is seen as more important among those who served in the military or lost someone in a military conflict,” Napolitan said. “Among those who served in the military, 62% of voters call Memorial Day one of that nation’s most important holidays. Fifty-six percent (56%) of those who have a close friend or family member who died in a military conflict say the same.”
The survey was conducted online by pollster Scott Rasmussen May 19-20. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.
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