Only A Tiny Religious Minority Object To Halloween

I happily admit that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It has no real purpose except to have fun -- with kids trick-or-treating for candy and adults partying.

But every year, there are those who want to ask people not to celebrate this fun holiday. They think it somehow violates their religious beliefs. Fortunately, they are a tiny minority of the public.

Only about 20% of the population says they have a religious objection to celebrating Halloween, while 80% (including many religious people) have no problem with Halloween at all. And the same is true of all demographic groups.

This chart was made using information in a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between October 22nd and 24th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.1 point margin of error.