Over the long term, telephone surveys have found a decline in support for the death penalty in the U.S.

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June 2, 2021

Death penalty draws more Americans’ support online than in telephone surveys

Over the long term, telephone surveys have found a decline in support for the death penalty in the U.S.

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Over the long term, telephone surveys have found a decline in support for the death penalty in the U.S.

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Death penalty draws more Americans’ support online than in telephone surveys
White, Black and Hispanic adults are all more likely to say they favor the death penalty in online surveys, but mode differences are smaller among White adults
Larger differences among Democrats than Republicans in support for death penalty in online surveys compared with telephone surveys
U.S. adults more likely to favor death penalty in online than phone surveys

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