According to homemethod.com
"When looking at the top choice in each state, it was a little surprising to see that the good folks of Indiana chose “Elf” over “A Christmas Story,” given that “A Christmas Story” takes place in the fictional town of Homan, Indiana.
It doesn’t seem that “A Christmas Story” is lacking in its number of fans though, because it is the most popular Christmas movie in America with 24 states choosing the movie as their favorite."
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According to housemethod.com
Methodology
We surveyed 4,580 Americans in mid-November, 2019, asking them to select their favorite Christmas movie from the Rotten Tomatoes’ List of Top 50 Christmas Movies. The survey respondents were not limited to specific demographics. We estimate the margin of error at 1%.