Most whites I but only around a third of blacks I support the death penalty the death penalty for persons convicted ofmurder
A narrow majority of Americans (54%) support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to a spring 2018 survey. But only around a third of blacks (36%) support capital punishment for this crime, compared with nearly six-in-ten whites (59%).
Most whites I but only around a third  | of blacks I support the death penalty  | % who  | the death penalty for persons  | convicted ofmurder  | Oppose  | Favor  | All adults  | 39  | 54  | White  | 34  | 59  | Black  | 52  | 36  | Note: Don t know responses not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 25-May 1, 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 