A number of posts have discussed the death penalty.
Support for it varies by survey.
Forty-nine percent of U.S. adults are in favor of the death penalty for convicted murderers, and 45% are opposed. While statistically similar to last year’s 52%, the latest update marks the first time support has been below the majority level since 1971, when it was also at 49%. The last time support was lower than now was in 1966, when a record-low 42% favored the death penalty. The high point for support was 80% in 1994.
