Most planning to ring in new year at home: Survey

Almost 3 in 4 Americans plan to celebrate New Year's Eve at home instead of going out, according to a new poll.

The survey, published Tuesday by The Associated Press-NORC Research Center, revealed that 72 percent of those planning to ring in the New Year will do so from their home. Another 21 percent said they would celebrate at a friend or family member's home and 5 percent said they would party at a bar, restaurant or other event.

Of those planning to do so at home, the highest percentage of respondents are among those aged 60 and older, at 79 percent. The smallest amount was the youngest group of respondents, those aged 18 to 29, at 64 percent.

Respondents ages 30 to 44 are the most likely to celebrate the beginning of 2025, 84 percent, while those aged 60 and older are the least likely, 70 percent.

The majority, 57 percent, of adults have plans to make at least one New Year's resolution, which are more common with young adults, pollsters noted.

About 67 percent of those ages 18 to 29 plan to make a resolution, while 45 percent of those 60 and older are doing the same.

Health or exercise at the most common resolutions, with respondents giving each 50 percent of their vote. Money and losing weight also tied at 43 percent. Mental health followed at 41 percent, according to the survey.

Roughly 4 in 10 adults are expecting an improved 2025 from 2024, while around 3 in 4 believe the country as a whole will be better, according to the poll.

Republicans in the survey seemed to be more optimistic than Democrats about their lives improving in 2025, at 69 percent to 19 percent. While 71 percent of Republicans also think things will get better for the country as a whole, 7 percent of Democrats said the same, the survey showed.

The AP-NORC poll was conducted Dec. 5-9 among 1,251 adults. The margin of error is 3.7 percentage points.