{"id":2528290,"date":"2026-01-02T02:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-23-cents-per-gallon-cheaper-than-last-new-years-day\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T02:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:42:13","slug":"gas-prices-23-cents-per-gallon-cheaper-than-last-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-23-cents-per-gallon-cheaper-than-last-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices: 23 cents per gallon cheaper than last New Year\u2019s Day\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgas-prices-23-cents-per-gallon-cheaper-than-last-new-years-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the national average price for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regular gasoline fell<\/a> to $2.833 per gallon on New Year&#8217;s day, about 23 cents cheaper than on New Year&#8217;s day 2025, according to AAA. Prices are down slightly from the end of 2025 ($2.839), a week ago ($2.847), and a month ago ($3.001), and are at their lowest level since the week of March 8, 2021 (when the average was $2.771), per the U.S. EIA. Forty states now have averages under $3 per gallon; 10 states average under $2.50 and seven under $2.45. Of the roughly 11 areas above $3, 10 are states and one is Washington, D.C., with eight of those jurisdictions led by Democratic governors or a mayor. Prices began a steady decline in october after flirting with $3+ levels, dropping below $3 on Dec. 2 and continuing downward through December. Oklahoma has the lowest state average ($2.253),followed by Iowa,Colorado,Arkansas,and Texas; Hawaii ($4.415) and California ($4.266) have the highest averages, with Washington, Alaska, and Oregon also above the national average.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gas prices: 23 cents per gallon cheaper than last New Year&rsquo;s Day&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2459064\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The new year began with another day of decreases at the pumps as the national average price for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-continue-to-fall-after-the-july-4th-holiday-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Continue to fall after the July 4th holi... - ... Examiner\">regular gasoline dropped<\/a> to $2.833 per gallon.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The latest price marked a decrease of 23 cents per gallon compared to New Year&rsquo;s Day in 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according to AAA<\/a>, when Joe Biden was president of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States<\/a>. The pricing on Jan. 1 was less expensive than the last day of 2025, when the national average price for regular gas was $2.839. Pricing was also cheaper than a week ago, when a gallon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-another-day-of-decreases-at-the-pumps-as-costs-keep-trending-downward-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...: Another ... of decreases at the pumps as costs keep trending downward - ... Examiner\">regular gas cost <\/a>.847, and a month ago, when it averaged $3.001.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4393683\/trump-delay-tariff-furniture-kitchen-cabinets\/\">Trump delays tariff hike on furniture and kitchen cabinets for one year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4393661\/iran-protests-economy-inflation\/\">At least six killed in Iran as protests over hurting economy spread<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4364875\/taxpayer-funded-government-salaries-rise-shapiro-make-most\/\">Taxpayer-funded government salaries rise; Shapiro rakes in the most nationally<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 100% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/bdc07528-2e2b-416b-ba52-abf34cf63783?src=embed&amp;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Gas Prices\" allowfullscreen allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-gas-prices-hit-7-year-high-amid-bidens-energy-crackdown\/\" title=\"U.S. ... hit 7-year high amid Biden\u2019s energy crackdown\">current gas prices<\/a> are at their cheapest levels since the week of March 8, 2021, when a gallon of gas averaged $2.771 per gallon, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&amp;s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG&amp;f=W\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>. Also, 40 states in the U.S. currently have average prices less than $3 per gallon, according to AAA.<\/p>\n<p>There are 10 states with average gas prices of less than $2.50 per gallon, and seven states with prices of less than $2.45 per gallon. Notably, of the 11 remaining areas with gas prices over $3 per gallon, 10 states plus <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, eight have Democratic governors, or a mayor in the case of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>After weeks of flirting with a $ 3-per-gallon price point, gas prices began a rapid decline in October. On Oct. 2, the national average price for a gallon of gas was $3.16. By the end of the month, gas prices dropped to $3.04 per gallon. After fluctuating fuel prices under the $3 per gallon threshold throughout November, the national average <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3903578\/gas-price-average-falls-to-under-3-per-gallon-for-first-time-since-2021\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gas prices fell under $3 for the first time since 2021 on Dec. 2<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fuel costs have continued falling ever since. During the last week of December, gas prices broke the $2.90-per-gallon barrier and continued to decline. On Christmas Eve, prices fell to $2.854 per gallon, and on Christmas, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-inflation-farm-bureau-says-thanksgiving-dinner-will-cost-14-more-this-year\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Inflation: Farm Bureau Says Thanksgiving Dinner Will Cost 14% More This Year\">national average cost<\/a> for a gallon of regular gas was $2.847.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oklahoma\/\">Oklahoma<\/a> is the state with the lowest gas prices in the country, with an average price of $ 2.253 per gallon, according to AAA. Iowa has the next lowest gas prices at $2.37. Colorado is next at $2.376 per gallon, followed by Arkansas at $2.41 and Texas at $2.437.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3924307\/oil-executives-pessimistic-drilling-activity-dips-end-year\/\"><strong>OIL EXECUTIVES PESSIMISTIC AS DRILLING ACTIVITY DIPS FOR END OF YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hawaii has the most expensive gas prices in the country, significantly higher than the national average, at $4.415 per gallon. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a> is next at $4.266 per gallon. These two states, both with Democratic governors, are the last two states in the U.S. with average gas prices over $4 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Washington state is next with an average of $3.857 per gallon, followed by Alaska with a state average of $3.55. Oregon has the 5th least-expensive gas prices in the U.S., with an average of $3.424 per gallon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas $2.833, 23\u00a2 below last New Year&#8217;s Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2528291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-33.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[69913,69911,69910,69912],"class_list":["post-2528290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-consumer-savings","tag-fuel-costs-2","tag-gas-prices-2","tag-price-drop-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gas-prices-33.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528290"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528294,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528290\/revisions\/2528294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}