NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Most would probably agree that this election was one of the most stressful in recent history, and as a result, many Americans stayed up longer than they normally do to watch the results unfold.
A new study found that North Dakotans stayed up until 1 a.m. on average on Election Day. But that’s not even close to how late some people stayed up.
HostingAdvice, a company that provides people web hosting advice, conducted a snap poll of 3,000 voters nationwide to determine who lost the most sleep. The average American stayed up until about 1:02 a.m., but the state where people stayed up longest wound up being New Hampshire, where people went to bed at 4:06 a.m.
The top five, which included no swing states, wound up being New Hampshire (4:06 a.m.), Delaware (3:00 a.m.), Kentucky (2:48 a.m.), Virginia (2:39 a.m.), and Connecticut (2:36 a.m.).
People in swing states went to bed at varying times, being that these states are in different time zones:
- Georgia: 2:16 a.m.
- Michigan: 2:12 a.m.
- North Carolina: 2:10 a.m.
- Pennsylvania: 2:07 a.m.
- Wisconsin: 1:28 a.m. (2:28 a.m. ET)
- Arizona: 11:08 p.m. (1:08 a.m. ET)
- Nevada: 11:01 p.m. (2:01 a.m. ET)
People in Georgia stayed up the latest of all swing states, but when adjusting Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada to Eastern Time like the other four battleground states, Wisconsin proves to be where people stayed up the latest.
This raises the question, did the election affect people’s sleep?
One in three survey respondents said suspense from the election did affect their sleep, and 86% of respondents said they would definitely do it again. 47% of people said they adjusted their schedule the day after the election to account for staying up late.
“General elections can have huge implications, and it makes sense people would not only spend hours watching coverage of the election, but say they would do it again. These days, it’s easier than ever to consume election coverage too,” said HostingAdvice Technology Expert Christian de Looper. “Unfortunately for those on the East Coast, election results are rarely clear before the early hours of the morning — allowing those on the West Coast and Hawaii to get a little more sleep after results are available. That is, of course, if they can sleep.”
The study also looked at how Americans consumed election coverage and found that 48% of them used traditional cable news, such as CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. 26% used streaming services like YouTube and news apps, and 22% used social media. The remaining 4% listened to the radio or podcasts.
When it comes to who they watched the election with, 68% of people said they watched with family or friends at home, while 15% watched with family or friends virtually, and another 15% watched alone. The remaining 2% watched the election with a larger group such as a watch party.
To read the full study, go to the HostingAdvice website.
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