Jan 2004 - Harris Poll More than 2/3 of Americans support capital punishment.
Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder? Gallup Poll on Death Penalty
Poll shows Italian-Americans and Asian-Americans  are strongest ethnic groups in support of death penalty The Polling Report	Death Penalty Remains in Favor Public Stills Supports Ultimate Punishment
British attitudes on capital punishment - (2000) Q4-10 I am going to read out a list of various crimes and I would like you to tell me what you think the sentence should be for each one. Should it be the death penalty, a life prison sentence, a long prison sentence, a short prison sentence, or should it be none of these? Firstly for ...  Answers available > Death penalty A life prison sentence A long prison sentence A short prison sentence  None Don't know Question posed V % % % % % % Murder of an adult stranger 31 50 15 * 1 3 Serious sexual abuse of an adult stranger 11 43 41 2 1 2 Murder of a child 58 33 7 * 1 1 Serious sexual abuse of a child 30 45 21 1 2 1 Kidnap of a child 8 39 44 4 2 4 Murder of a husband or wife in a fit of rage 8 28 37 10 4 13 Murder committed in prison while already serving a life sentence 35 43 10 1 3 8