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title: 'Ohio Residents Support Life Sentences Over Death Penalty'
description: 'A recent poll by Quinnipiac University found that Ohioans support life sentences over the death penalty for people convicted of murder. A total of 49% of…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/ohio-residents-support-life-sentences-over-death-penalty'
section: news
date: '2014-05-20T16:22:29-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:37:54-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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! A recent poll by Quinnipiac University found that **Ohioans** support life sentences over the death penalty for people convicted of murder. A total of 49% of respondents chose sentences of life without parole (40%) or life with parole (9%), compared to just 43% who chose the death penalty. The survey also showed a 4-point drop in death penalty support in just the last three months. In February, 47% of respondents said they preferred the death penalty. Death penalty support was much lower among blacks than among whites, with only 22% of blacks saying they preferred the death penalty over the life-sentence options, compared to 46% of whites. Among various age groups, younger people (age 18-29), showed the lowest support for the death penalty (33%) when compared to life sentences.

When considered abstractly without a choice of alternative sentences, 69% of Ohioans supported capital punishment.

(P. Brown, "[Ohio Gov Roars Past Little Known Challenger, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Support For Life Options Outweighs Death Penalty](http://www.quinnipiac.edu/news-and-events/quinnipiac-university-poll/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=2041#.U3OHXXxfwqs.email)," Quinnipiac University, May 14, 2014). See **[Public Opinion](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/policy/public-opinion-polls)** and **[Life Without Parole](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/policy/sentencing-alternatives/life-without-parole)**.