- Click here for the report.
They issued a report showing declining support for the death penalty - as well as this chart showing fluctuations in support over time. A great question here is what accounts for the increased support beginning in the mid 1960s, which coincides with riots in major urban areas around the country.
What explains the continued shift downwards beginning in 1998?
There are few differences in opinion based on age, gender and education:
But there are based on race - which may explain the differences based on party ID:
