Pew Research Center. The survey was conducted in the United States between April 5 - 11 and had 5,109 adult participants. A total of 60% surveyed favored the death penalty with 27% strongly favoring it, according to Pew. "About four-in-ten (39%) oppose the death penalty, with 15% strongly opposed," Pew added.
Pew also noted that 2020 saw the lowest number of capital executions in more than three decades. While the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the low numbers, the death penalty was already seeing a slow decline throughout the U.S.
FILE - A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility shows an electric chair and gurney Aug.