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(Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?) Do you favor the death penalty for persons convicted of murder strongly or not strongly? / Do you oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder strongly or not strongly?
Strength of view on death penalty for murder · Asked in 12 waves, 1988–2020 · 34,355 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: -9 (other_missing), -8 (dk).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Favor strongly | Favor not strong | Oppose not strong | Oppose strongly | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201345x. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,257 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161233x. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,255 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: penalty_favopp_x. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,911 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083163x. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,318 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V043187. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,206 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000752. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,788 |
| ANES 1998 Time Series Study Source variable: V980504. | 1998-11-04 to 1998-12-23 | mixed | 1,281 | 1,281 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 42% |
| 21% |
| 20% |
| 18% |
| 8257 |
| ±1 |
| Protestant | 48% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 3176 | ±2 |
| Catholic | 44% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 1640 | ±3 |
| Jewish | 27% | 21% | 26% | 27% | 188 | ±9 |
| Other faith | 41% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 1359 | ±4 |
| None | 31% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 1894 | ±3 |
ANES 2020 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 |
| mixed |
| 1,714 |
| 1,534 |
| ANES 1994 Time Series Study Source variable: V941042. | 1994-11-09 to 1995-01-08 | mixed | 1,795 | 1,795 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925934. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1990 Time Series Study Source variable: V900478. | 1990-11-06 to 1991-01-21 | face to face | 1,980 | 1,980 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880855. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |