The share of Americans in favor of the death penalty for someone convicted of murder has declined since 1991. In 2023, around 53 percent of surveyed respondents supported the death penalty for someone convicted of murder. In 1991, more than three-quarters of Americans, 76 percent, favored the death penalty.
Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?
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Gallup. (November 18, 2023). Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262929/opinion-of-us-citizens-on-the-death-penalty/
Gallup. "Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?." Chart. November 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262929/opinion-of-us-citizens-on-the-death-penalty/
Gallup. (2023). Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262929/opinion-of-us-citizens-on-the-death-penalty/
Gallup. "Are You in Favor of The Death Penalty for a Person Convicted of Murder?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262929/opinion-of-us-citizens-on-the-death-penalty/
Gallup, Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262929/opinion-of-us-citizens-on-the-death-penalty/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder? [Graph], Gallup, November 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262929/opinion-of-us-citizens-on-the-death-penalty/
