41 Social Media Poll Questions To Increase Engagement

Poll questions are perfect for increasing Social Media engagement and gathering useful information about your followers. But you’re probably tired of thinking about what questions to ask. Don’t worry, you came to the right place.

In this blog post you will find 41 of the best poll questions that will help you boost engagement without spending hours on Social Media.

You might be thinking: “Why will this save me time?” – simply because you have my blessing to copy the questions 😉 Cool, right?

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Social Media Engagement Tips:

Before you check out the poll questions, you should read these helpful tips.

Social Media engagement is important because it shows that your audience is interested in what you have to say. That’s how you build great relationships and trust.

Also, engagement equals traffic. Every business needs it, so here are some of the best tips that help me and thousands of other entrepreneurs.

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1.) Mix Up Your Posts:

What do I mean in by that? Well, you should post text, images, videos, freebies, blog post, and so on. Some of your followers love to read while others prefer to watch videos.

Make it interesting for them and always talk about things they are searching for. If you don’t know what that is, then read the next point below – it is very important!

You might be interested in some of my helpful blog posts with a ton of Social Media post ideas:

• 17 Summer Marketing Ideas For Social Media
• 4th Of July Captions For Instagram To Help You Boost Engagement
• 43 Mother’s Day Posts For Facebook
• 57 Facebook Post Ideas To Increase Engagement
• 120 Killer Social Media Content Ideas Your Audience Will Love

2.) Know Your Audience:

This is crucial for content creation and everything else. You need to know what your audience is struggling with so that you can help them out. This will help you build trust which will lead to more sales in the long run.

If you don’t know who your audience is in what they want then grab my freebie: Get To Know Your Targeted Audience

3.) Make Interesting Content:

No one loves to read boring posts. Your job is to spice it up and be different than your competitors. It’s ok to make a funny post or share a more serious story.

However, there are some things you should avoid. Never spread negativity! That means you shouldn’t talk bad about other people or companies. If you want to rant about something don’t mention any names and end it on a positive note.

Don’t forget to talk about your struggles and how you overcome them. The relatable posts are very powerful.

4.) Post Consistently:

How often should you post on Social Media? Well, at least once per day. Why? Because I’m sure you don’t want your audience to forget about you. And yes, that can happen faster than you think.

That’s why you should create a Social Media content plan. It will help you stay consistent and prepared. Winging it is not a good Social Media strategy. So take some time and plan your posts ahead.

You might be interested in my blog post: How To Easily Create a Yearly Social Media Content Calendar

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA POLL QUESTIONS

Funny Poll Questions:

Everyone loves to laugh, that’s why asking funny questions always works great. Your followers will engage way more on this kind of polls. Use them whenever you don’t know what to post or when you see your engagement dropped.

1.) What sport would be the funniest to watch if the players would be drunk?
A) Soccer B) Basketball C) Rugby D) Baseball

2.) If animals could talk, which would be the rudest? Why?
A) Snake B) Bunny C) Bear D) Fox

3.) Have you ever answered a poll question with a random answer?
A) Yes B) No C) Ice cream

4.) How focused are you?
A) Very B) Could be better C) Look a butterfly

5.) Would you rather sneeze for an hour or have hiccups?
A) Sneeze B) Hiccups

6.) Who do you wish would run for President? Why?
A) Kevin Hart B) Snoop Dogg C) The Rock

7.) If you were a dog – which dog would you be?
A) Neapolitan Mastiff B) Bergamasco C) Chinese Crested D) Duchshund

“Would You Rather” Questions:

8.) Would you rather have a:
A) Golden voice B) Silver tongue

9.) Would you rather get:
A) $1M right now B) $10,000/month

10.) Would you rather see:
A) Your future B) Someone else’s

11.) Would you rather:
A) Be free B) Be safe

12.) Would you rather:
A) Read minds B) Fly C) Be invisible

13.) Would you rather speak:
A) 5 languages B) To animals

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“Your Favorite” Questions:

14.) What’s your favorite travel destination?
A) Tropical place B) Mountains C) Lake

15.) What’s your favorite holiday?
A) 4th of July B) Thanksgiving C) Christmas

16.) What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
A) Vanilla B) Chocolate C) Lemon D) Strawberry

17.) What’s your favorite Social Media platform?
A) Facebook B) Instagram C) Twitter

“This Or That” Poll Questions:

18.) What do you love more?
A) Coffee B) Tea

19.) Where would you love to live?
A) City B) Countryside

20.) Are you a…
A) Dog person B) Cat person

21.) What do you prefer to watch?
A) YouTube B) Netflix

22.) What do you love more?
A) Cardio B) Weights

Random Poll Questions:

23.) What’s your must-have summer makeup item?
A) Bronzer B) Mascara C) BB cream

24.) What will you do this weekend?
A) Rest B) Work C) I don’t know

25.) If you could have one – who would you choose?
A) Maid B) Personal Chef C) Nanny

26.) How do you like your coffee?
A) With milk B) With sugar C) Black

27.) How do you sleep?
A) Stomach B) Back C) Side

28.) What do you like doing the most?
A) Camping B) Dancing C) Swimming D) Shopping

29.) Which season do you love most? Why?
A) Spring B) Summer C) Fall D) Winter

30.) Which color do you like most?
A) Pink B) Red C) Blue D) Green

31.) What type of music do you usually listen to?
A) Pop B) Salsa C) Rap D) Rock

32.) Which food is your least favorite?
A) Broccoli B) Tofu C) Olives D) Peas

33.) What’s your “relax” drink?
A) Beer B) Wine C) Whisky D) Water

“Get To Know Me” Poll Questions:

34.) Which am I more scared of?
A) Spiders B) Snakes C) Wolfs

35.) How old am I?
A) Too old 😉 B) 37 C) 28 D) 31

36.) What’s my favorite type of book?
A) Personal development B) Romance C) Adventure

37.) Which season do I prefer?
A) Summer B) All of them C) Winter D) Spring

38.) What’s my favorite movie?
A) Bridesmaids B) P.s. I love you C) John Wick

39.) Where do I love to go more?
A) Beach B) Mountains C) Lake

40.) Am I a:
A) Spender B) Saver

41.) Which Social Media platform do I love most?
A) Facebook B) Instagram C) Twitter

Conclusion:

I gave you multiple poll questions that you can copy right now. And yes, you can also change them. Make them more personal or take them as ideas and create your own questions.

The possibilities are endless. Start mixing up your content with these questions and your engagement will definitely grow. Not only that – I’m sure you will attract more followers because people love to interact with fun poll questions.

Now over to you. Tell me, do you enjoy answering the poll questions? Let me know in the comments below!

Petra Šranc (CEO of Big Income Paradise) is passionate about teaching female entrepreneurs how to do Social Media Marketing to grow their business online. She also focuses on teaching Pinterest Marketing tactics to skyrocket traffic, leads, and sales.