Washington, United States, Nov 10, 2026 (AFP) - Support for death penalty in US at lowest level in 55 years: poll

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2026-11-10

Support for the death penalty among Americans has fallen to its lowest level in 55 years, according to a poll published on Tuesday. Forty-nine percent of US adults are in favor of the death penalty for convicted murderers and 45 percent are opposed, the Gallup poll found. The last time support for capital punishment was below 50 percent was in 1971, when it was also at 49 percent, Gallup said. The Gallup poll of 1,200 adults was conducted between......

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