Halloween Fun Poll 2026: results
9 verified voters · Closed November 1, 2026 at 3:00 a.m. (Eastern)
Best Halloween candy
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (3)33.3%
Kit Kat (2)22.2%
Snickers (2)22.2%
Coffee Crisp (1)11.1%
M&M's (1)11.1%
Twix (0)0%
Skittles (0)0%
Sour Patch Kids (0)0%
Other (0)0%
No opinion (0)0%
Worst Halloween candy
Candy corn (0)0%
Black licorice (4)44.4%
Orange and black peanut butter kisses (0)0%
Tootsie Rolls (0)0%
Raisins (5)55.6%
A toothbrush (0)0%
Other (0)0%
No opinion (0)0%
Candy corn: treat or trick?
Treat, I love it (2)22.2%
Trick, it's awful (2)22.2%
Fine in small doses (5)55.6%
No opinion (0)0%
What are your costume plans this year?
Going all out (1)11.1%
Something simple (2)22.2%
A last-minute scramble (1)11.1%
Not dressing up (5)55.6%
Best kind of costume
Scary (3)33.3%
Funny (1)11.1%
Movie or TV character (1)11.1%
Group or couples costume (0)0%
Homemade (3)33.3%
A clever pun (1)11.1%
Other (0)0%
No opinion (0)0%
At what age should kids stop trick-or-treating?
12 and under (0)0%
13 to 15 (1)11.1%
16 to 18 (1)11.1%
Never, if they wear a costume (7)77.8%
No opinion (0)0%
What kind of house are you on Halloween night?
Full-size chocolate bar hero (2)22.2%
Fun-size like everyone else (3)33.3%
Healthy snacks (0)0%
Lights off, pretending nobody's home (3)33.3%
I'm out trick-or-treating (1)11.1%
Haunted house: are you going in?
First in line (3)33.3%
I'll go, holding onto someone (4)44.4%
Absolutely not (2)22.2%
Scariest movie of all time
The Exorcist (1)11.1%
Halloween (1978) (0)0%
The Shining (1)11.1%
It (0)0%
Scream (0)0%
The Conjuring (2)22.2%
Hereditary (0)0%
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2)22.2%
Other (2)22.2%
No opinion (1)11.1%
Spookiest creature
Ghost (1)11.1%
Vampire (0)0%
Werewolf (0)0%
Zombie (4)44.4%
Witch (0)0%
Clown (2)22.2%
Alien (0)0%
Other (1)11.1%
No opinion (1)11.1%
Do you believe in ghosts?
Yes (7)77.8%
No (0)0%
Not sure, but I'm not taking chances (2)22.2%
Pumpkin carving style
Classic jack-o'-lantern face (4)44.4%
Something creative (5)55.6%
Plastic or pre-carved (0)0%
I skip the carving (0)0%
Pumpkin spice everything: yay or nay?
Love it (3)33.3%
Overrated (5)55.6%
Never tried it (1)11.1%
How do you decorate for Halloween?
The whole yard (1)11.1%
A pumpkin or two (7)77.8%
Nothing at all (1)11.1%
Best holiday of the year?
Halloween (4)44.4%
Christmas (0)0%
Thanksgiving (3)33.3%
New Year's Eve (0)0%
My birthday (2)22.2%
Other (0)0%
No opinion (0)0%
How this poll was conducted
- Conducted and paid for by CitizensPoll, an independent website. No outside sponsor.
- Dates October 18, 2026 to November 1, 2026
- Who could take part Anyone who verified a mobile phone number, one vote each.
- Number of people who took part 9
- Method Open, voluntary online poll. Results are not weighted and reflect only the people who chose to take part.
- Margin of error None applies. This survey was not based on recognized statistical methods.
- Question wording Every question and answer choice, word for word, is on the poll page.