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Here are the results of our online poll about banning fireworks

Optimist readers have spoken loud and clear
Staff Writer
Halloween fireworks
Optimist readers have voted to ban fireworks according to our recent online opinion poll.Getty Images

Delta Optimist polled 546 Optimist readers and asked the question: Should fireworks be banned?

The poll ran from Oct. 21 to Oct. 30, 2024. Below are the results:

YES 72.94% local, 65.20% total    
NO 27.06% local, 34.80% total    
  Local   Total

Editor's note: Results are based on an online study of Optimist readers.The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 4.15%, 19 times out of 20.

The Optimist uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.