Gallup poll finds 49% of Americans favor the death penalty

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Gallup’s poll, released Tuesday, found 49% of U.S. adults favor the death penalty for convicted murderers and 45% oppose it, the first reading below a majority since 1971. The poll follows Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike in September. Gallup says the figure is statistically similar to last year’s 52%. The Washington Post reports the decline is steepest among Democrats and younger Americans, and Semafor and the Washington Post describe it as the lowest support in about 50 years.

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Gallup’s poll found 49% of U.S. adults in favor of the death penalty for convicted murderers and 45% opposed.
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Al Jazeera English
Center
United Press International, Semafor
Far Right
The Epoch Times
The result is the first reading below a majority since 1971.
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Al Jazeera English
Center
Newsweek, United Press International
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The Epoch Times
Gallup said the figure is statistically similar to last year’s 52%.
One outletAl Jazeera English· Left
The poll followed Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike in September.
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Newsweek
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The Epoch Times
The decline in support is reported as steepest among Democrats and younger Americans.
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The result is described as the lowest support in about 50 years.
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The Washington Post
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Semafor

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Every side reports Gallup’s poll finding 49 percent support and 45 percent opposition, the first reading below a majority since 1971. Left outlets stress the long decline and concerns about fairness and racial bias, while some center and right outlets link the result to Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike.

the left
2 outlets
Left headlines frame the poll as the first loss of majority support in about 50 years, with Al Jazeera stressing concerns about fairness and racial bias.
Death penalty support at lowest point in 50 years, new Gallup poll finds
The Washington PostLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
3 outlets
Center headlines state the under-50 percent figure or the 50-year low plainly, while Newsweek ties the drop to the botched Tennessee execution.
Gallup: Fewer than 50% of Americans support the death penalty
United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet
Epoch Times, the only right-side outlet here, headlines the first drop below 50 percent since 1971 with Gallup credited, and stresses the failed Christa Pike execution.
US Death Penalty Support Falls Below 50 Percent for First Time Since 1971: Gallup
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Majority support lost for first time since 1971
Concerns about fairness and racial bias
Steepest decline among Democrats and younger Americans

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
US poll shows death penalty lost majority support for first time since 1971
Support for capital punishment has been declining in the US for years over concerns about fairness and racial bias.
2 days agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
The Washington PostLeft
Death penalty support at lowest point in 50 years, new Gallup poll finds
The decline in support is most pronounced among Democrats and younger Americans.
2 days agoRead at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)

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Under-50 percent support
Lowest level in about 50 years
Botched Tennessee execution

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NewsweekCenter
American Death Penalty Support Lowest in 55 Years After Botched Execution
Less than half of Americans support the death penalty for murderers—the lowest level since 1971, a new poll reveals.
2 days agoRead at Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
United Press InternationalCenter
Gallup: Fewer than 50% of Americans support the death penalty
A new Gallup poll said that 49% of adults in the United States are in favor of the death penalty, and 45% are opposed for the first time since 1971.
2 days agoRead at United Press International (opens in a new tab)
SemaforCenter
Support for death penalty reaches 50-year low, poll finds
A Gallup survey found just 49% of Americans approve.
3 days agoRead at Semafor (opens in a new tab)

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1 outlet

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First sub-50 percent reading since 1971
Lowest support since 1966
Failed Christa Pike execution as context

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
US Death Penalty Support Falls Below 50 Percent for First Time Since 1971: Gallup
Support dropped to 49 percent of adults in the October poll, the lowest since 1966, when a record-low 42 percent backed capital punishment.
2 days agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)

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9 hr 28 min later
Its first report, Nov 10, 2:30 PM EST
Center
First to report
Semafor, Nov 10, 5:01 AM EST
Right
1 day 3 hr later
Its first report, Nov 11, 8:31 AM EST

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SemaforCenterNov 10, 5:01 AM EST
The Washington PostLeftNov 10, 2:30 PM EST
United Press InternationalCenterNov 10, 4:12 PM EST
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 10, 5:03 PM EST
NewsweekCenterNov 10, 5:20 PM EST
The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 11, 8:31 AM EST

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Gallup poll finds 49% of Americans favor the death penalty

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From the left

US poll shows death penalty lost majority support for first time since 1971

Death penalty support at lowest point in 50 years, new Gallup poll finds

From the center

American Death Penalty Support Lowest in 55 Years After Botched Execution

Gallup: Fewer than 50% of Americans support the death penalty

Support for death penalty reaches 50-year low, poll finds

From the right

US Death Penalty Support Falls Below 50 Percent for First Time Since 1971: Gallup

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