Fifty-seven percent of American adults say Christmas should be more about Jesus Christ than about Santa Claus, according to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports.
Here are how the results, released Friday, break down:
- 22% say Christmas should be more about Santa than Jesus.
- 20% were undecided.
- 97% of Republicans say they celebrate Christmas in their family, compared to 89% of Democrats and 86% of independents.
- 74% of Republicans say Christmas should be more about Jesus than Santa, compared to 51% of Democrats and 50% of independents.
- 62% of women say Christmas should be more about Jesus, compared to 53% of men.
The poll, conducted Dec. 8 and 11, surveyed 1,000 American adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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