Election Day should be a national holiday
Dem/Lean Dem74%
Rep/Lean Rep76%
Source: Pew Research Center, Aug. 22, 2025
Chart: Americans Agree
Chart: Americans Agree
Election Day Holiday
Pew Research Center, Aug. 22, 2025
Details
| Question | Please indicate whether you would favor or oppose the following ideas about election policy. |
| Item | Making Election Day a national holiday |
| Response | Favor or strongly favor |
| Poll Main Page | Majority of Americans Continue to Back Expanded Early Voting, Voting by Mail, Voter ID |
| Interview Period | Aug. 4, 2025 to Aug. 10, 2025 |
| Sample Size | 3,554 |
| Note | “Republicans” include Republicans and those who lean to the Republican party. “Democrats” include Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic party. |
| Policy Context | When this poll was conducted in August 2025, Election Day was a holiday in ten states. There have also been numerous failed attempts in Congress to make Election Day a national holiday. |
Other poll results on Election Day Holiday
Different polls may have used different formats and wording, but they were all getting at the same concept.
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Position | Dem. | Rep. | Ind. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Election Day should be made a federal holiday YouGov, Jun. 22, 2024 | 80% | 63% | 61% | |
Election Day should be a national holiday Pew Research, Feb. 7, 2024 | 78% | 68% | - |