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Ho-hum: Just 24% will party on New Year’s Eve, less than 2013

By Paul Bedard

Americans like New Year’s Eve, but despite the hype and ads for cheap booze they won’t be partying much, according to a new Economist-YouGov poll.

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In fact, fewer people will be popping champagne corks at parties tonight than last year, said the poll.

The worldwide polling outfit said that 24 percent will be going to New Year’s Eve parties. In 2013, 26 percent said they planned to party.

However, more people said they plan to stay up past midnight, maybe thanks to the TV cast Ryan Seacrest has gathered, including Jenny McCarthy and Fergie.

Those who plan to sing Auld Lang Syne at midnight the most are Hispanics, those who live on the West Coast, and 18-29 year olds, said the poll.

Breaking down the results politically, the poll analysis said:

“Despite their party’s victory in the 2014 midterm elections, there is not much indication that Republicans are more likely to increase their partying this year over last. Just over one in five Republicans will attend a New Year’s party this year; last year just under one in five said they would. One in three Democrats, both this year and last, will party the New Year in.

Republicans are no more likely to be awake at midnight this year than last: the increase in wakefulness is all from Democrats and Independents.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].

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