Overall support for the death penalty in the U.S. has fallen to 53 percent, the lowest level in five decades, according to new data The Gallup study, released Thursday, shows that a majority of Millennials and Gen Z Americans do not support the death penalty. An average of 66 percent supported it from 2000 to 2006, and 61 percent from 2010 to 2016.

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Support for death penalty falls to lowest level in decades: Gallup

A majority of Millennials and Gen Zers do not support the death penalty, the research found based on aggregated data from Gallup.

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(NewsNation) — Overall support for the death penalty in the U.S. has fallen to 53%, the lowest level in five decades, according to a Gallup study released Thursday. A majority of millennials and Gen-Zers do not support the death penalty, the research found based on aggregated data from Gallup’s annual crime survey, which dates back to 2000. An average of 66% of American adults supported the death penalty from 2000 to 2006, compared to 61% from 2…

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This new Gallup piece, headlined “Drop in Death Penalty Support Led by Younger Generations: Less than half of millennials, Gen Z are in favor of it for convicted murderers,” reports on its latest survey data concerning views on capital punishment.  Here are excerpts: 
Younger generations of U.S. adults are far less likely than older generations to favor the death penalty for convicted murderers. As a result, overall support for the death penalty…

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Gallup reports "lowest levels of death penalty support" since 1972 (but still majority support)

Declining support for the death penalty since the early 2000s is largely a result of lower support among Generation Z and millennials.

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Drop in Death Penalty Support Led by Younger Generations

Support for the death penalty in the U.S. has declined slightly over the past two decades. However, according to recently released data from Gallup, the gap between how younger and older citizens view the practice has significantly widened.  The smallest generational gap in beliefs about the death penalty occurred between 2000 and 2006. During this time, 66% of the Silent/Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers, 67% of Generation X, and 63% of Mill…

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Support for the Death Penalty Declining, Generational and Partisan Gaps Widening

Younger generations are far less likely than older generations to favor the death penalty for convicted murderers. Overall support for the death penalty in the U.S. has fallen to 53%, a level not seen since the early 1970s, Gallup reports. Under half of U.S. adults born after 1980 -- those in the millennial and Generation Z birth cohorts -- favor the death penalty. At the same time, roughly six in 10 adults in older generations are in favor of s…

Support for death penalty falls to lowest level in decades: Gallup

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