Melania and Jill go head-to-head in poll of best White House Christmas decor
A new poll has revealed which US First Lady from the past decade has the best taste in White HouseChristmas decor. Nearly two thirds of respondents to a Daily Mail poll conducted this week picked Melania Trump's decorating style of over Jill Biden's, and an even greater group picked Trump's over Michelle Obama's. The poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted by JL Partners on December 20th and 21st revealed that 61 percent of Americans prefer Melania Trump's 2025 White House Christmas decorations over the 39 percent who picked Jill Biden's in 2024. People were shown two pictures anonymously without names attached and told to choose their preferred styles. Republicans, independents and Democrats all agreed, with even Democrats choosing the Trump decorations by 54 percent to the 46 percent who picked Biden's. Melania also triumphed over Michelle Obama by an even larger margin of 67 percent to 33 percent for Obama's 2016 decor. Democrats once again chose the Trump decorations over Obama's by 62 percent to 38 percent. Respondents were shown one photograph representing each first lady's decor style. This nameless head to head test of decorating styles showed how eliminating biases can garner results that differed from public perception of this year's White House Christmas Decor. Fans of the home decor television channel HGTV threatened to boycott the network this year after it broadcast a one-hour behind-the-scenes special following over one hundred volunteers as they adorned the historic home with huge trees, lavish ornaments and dramatic garlands. This year's polling is similar to those from a poll conducted by the Daily Mail in 2017, when Trump bested Biden in decor style. Fifty-four percent of respondents said they preferred Trump's trinkets over those dreamed-up by Jill Biden in option one. Republicans, perhaps attracted to all that red, liked them the most, with 57 percent of Republicans selecting Trump's to 43 percent who said Biden's. But Melania even won a narrow majority of Democrats to say she did it better. Daily Mail's 2017 polling found that 51 percent of Democrats preferred Trump's decor compared to 49 percent who chose Biden's. JL Partners' poll this year also revealed a number of fascinating results about how Americans view the holiday season and other Christmastime traditions. Americans' favorite Christmas song this year was revealed to 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,' chosen by 26 percent of overall respondents, making it a rare point of agreement across party lines as 29 percent of Republicans and 27 percent of Democrats both selected it as their top choice. The most irritating Christmas song was widely considered to be 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,' disliked by 35 percent of respondents, with Republicans and Democrats united in their annoyance. In terms of traditions people are ready to leave behind, ugly Christmas sweaters led the way at 22 percent, followed by Elf on the Shelf at 15 percent and matching family pajamas at 14 percent. Meanwhile, the long-running debate over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie leans toward 'no,' with 47 percent disagreeing compared to 37 percent agreeing. Men were evenly split on the issue, while women more decisively rejected the idea by a 50 percent to 30 percent margin. The current president was seen overall as the worst politician to sit next to at the holiday table, although Republicans, predictably instead name Biden as their least desirable seatmate. Republicans said they would most like to sit next to Trump at Christmas dinner, while Democrats preferred Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
