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Posted: 2020-11-23T22:08:39Z | Updated: 2020-11-24T21:29:11Z

For much of the U.S. this year, the holidays will look anything but normal, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey of registered voters finds.

More than half of respondents, 56%, say theyre expecting the upcoming holiday season to be less fun than usual, with 30% expecting it to be about the same as usual and just 3% expecting it to be more fun than usual. One-third expect the holidays to be unusually stressful this year, with 1% saying theyll be about as stressful as usual and 15% that theyll be less stressful than usual.

Roughly half of those polled say their plans for the upcoming holiday season have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Many say theyre canceling travel, cutting back on spending, rethinking big family gatherings or resorting to Zoom.

I dont plan to see anyone other than my immediate family, wrote one woman in Missouri. I dont plan to shop in stores. I really just wish we could skip the holidays this year.

While regret and frustration over the state of the pandemic were common, some respondents expressed additional resentment over restrictions meant to stem the spread of the disease. [I] wanted to travel out of state but our stupid governor makes it difficult to live somewhat normal, wrote one California man.

Others, meanwhile, are grieving the toll the virus has already taken on their families.

My brother [is] in ICU from COVID-19 complications for over 2 weeks & may not survive, a woman from Oregon wrote.

With coronavirus cases spiking across the country, experts are warning against traditional plans like big family dinners indoors. But theres considerable public disagreement over what sort of holiday plans are responsible in the midst of a pandemic.

Seven in 10 voters say itd be somewhat or very responsible for a person in their community to attend an outdoor gathering with fewer than 10 people, while 53% itd be responsible for someone to attend an indoor gathering of the same size and 42% say itd be responsible to attend an outdoor gathering of 10 or more people. Just 27% say itd be responsible to attend an indoor gathering of more than 10 people.