Majority of Americans support the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day: poll

Today is a federal holiday called Columbus Day. However in certain states, today is Indigenous Peoples' Day. 

There have been efforts in recent years to change the name of the federal holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Last year the Indigenous Peoples' Day Act was reintroduced in Congress to do so and had 56 co-sponsors in the House and 11 senators on board. 

With that in mind, a recent poll shows that a majority of Americans support the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

The survey, conducted by YouGov, showed that 54% of adults in the U.S. approve of the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day while only 43% approve of celebrating Columbus Day. But only 19% believe that Indigenous Peoples' Day should be on the same day as Columbus Day, while 35% believe it should not be. Of the rest of the people polled on that question, 31% were unsure and 15% were opposed to there being an Indigenous Peoples' Day. 

Indigenous Peoples' Day is recognized as a state holiday in New Mexico and Maine while Nebraska and Pennsylvania recognize both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day, according to Axios.

The results showed that support for Indigenous Peoples' Day is prominent in those under 30 while support isn't as high for those 65 and up. 

Other polls show that 50% of independents support celebrating the day over Columbus Day, 72% of Democrats support the day and 40% of Republicans support the holiday, according to The Hill.

The poll was conducted Oct. 4 to 6 and surveyed 1,137 U.S. adults. The margin of error was 3.8%.