Partisan differences in views of the death penalty – especially on racial disparities in sentencing

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Most Americans Favor the Death Penalty Despite Concerns About Its Administration

Partisan differences in views of the death penalty – especially on racial disparities in sentencing

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Most Americans Favor the Death Penalty Despite Concerns About Its Administration
Majority of Americans favor death penalty, but nearly eight-in-ten see ‘some risk’ of executing the innocent
Since 2019, modest changes in views of the death penalty
Greater support for death penalty in online panel surveys than telephone surveys
Partisan differences in views of the death penalty – especially on racial disparities in sentencing
Ideological divides in views of the death penalty, particularly among Democrats
Non-college White, Black and Hispanic adults more supportive of death penalty
Partisan gap in views of death penalty is widest among adults 65 and older
Overwhelming majority of Black adults see racial disparities in death penalty sentencing, as do a smaller majority of Hispanic adults; White adults are divided
Support for death penalty is strongly associated with belief that it is morally justified for crimes like murder

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