Gender, racial and partisan gaps remain in views of death penalty % who the death penalty for persons convicted of murder
More than half of men (55%) say they are in favor of the death penalty and 38% are opposed. Women’s views are more divided: 43% favor the death penalty, 45% oppose it.
Gender, racial and partisan gaps remain  | in views of death penalty  | % who  | the death penalty for persons convicted of  | murder  | Oppose  | Favor  | 42  | 49  | Total  | Men  | 38  | 55  | Women  | 45  | 43  | White  | 35  | 57  | Black  | 63  | 29  | 50 51 42 40 35  | Hispanic  | 50  | 36  | 18-29  | 51  | 42  | 30-49  | 50 50 54  | 42  | 50-64  | 65+  | 40  | College grad+  | 51  | 43  | 52 51  | Some HS college  | 36  | HS or less  | 39  | Republican  | 21  | 72  | Democrat  | 58  | 34  | Independent  | 45  | 44  | White evangelical  | 26  | 69  | White evangelical mainline  | 60  | 31  | 46  | Ca tholic  | 43  | 54  | 39  | White Catholic  | 50  | 40  | Unaffiliated  | Note Whites and blacks include.onlythose who are notHispanic;  | Hispanics are ofany race Don tknow responses notshown.  | Hispanics Source Survey are ofany conducted race Aug 23-Sept. responses 2, 2016.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 