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Interactive Google map shows your city’s most popular Halloween costume

Published Oct 22nd, 2015 10:00PM EDT
Google Map Popular Halloween Costumes
Image: Frightgeist

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Are you still looking for a Halloween costume and are worried that lots of people have already taken your favorite ideas? Well worry not: An interactive map powered by Google Trends called Frightgeist can tell you which costume searches are the most popular ones in your city.

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As you can see in the photo at the top of the page, Daenerys Targaryen of Game of Thrones fame is a popular costume in Alpena, Michigan. Here are some popular costumes in the major American cities:

  • Boston: Pirate
  • Philadelphia: Harley Quinn
  • New York City: Superhero
  • Miami: Harley Quinn
  • Atlanta: Pirate
  • New Orleans: Pirate
  • Milwaukee: Star Wars
  • Denver: Star Wars
  • Seattle: Harley Quinn
  • Dallas: Harley Quinn
  • Portland: Star Wars
  • San Francisco: Star Wars
  • Los Angeles: Star Wars
  • San Diego: Star Wars

OK, so it looks like Star Wars and Harley Quinn from Batman are both hugely popular costumes this year. Honestly, I’m a lot more surprised that Donald Trump isn’t a popular choice in many of these cities, especially since a Trump costume is quite easy to pull off.

In fact, Frightgeist tells us that Trump is just the 105th most searched for costume in America this year.

To check out which costumes are most popular in your city, take a look at the full map here.

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.