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title: 'PUBLIC OPINION: Gallup Poll Finds Less Support Among Blacks and Whites'
description: 'A June 2007 Gallup Poll revealed that, during the past decade, there has been a significant drop in the percentage of whites and blacks who support…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/public-opinion-gallup-poll-finds-less-support-among-blacks-and-whites'
section: news
date: '2007-08-01T22:22:54-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:22:50-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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A **June 2007 Gallup Poll** revealed that, during the past decade, there has been a significant drop in the percentage of whites and blacks who support capital punishment. Among black respondents, opposition to the death penalty has grown from 37% in the mid-1990s to a majority of 56% today. Responses given by white respondents have also shifted during the past decade. In the mid-1990s, 80% of white respondents said that they favored the death penalty, but today that percentage has dropped to 70%. Nationally, support for the death penalty remained at 65%, similar to figures for the past three years, but down significantly from 1994 when 80% supported capital punishment. The Gallup Poll's most recent survey was conducted from June 4-24, 2007, and included interviews with 2,388 adults nationwide. The margin of error is +5 percentage points.  
([Gallup Poll News Service](http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=28243), July 31, 2007). See [Public Opinion.](/public-opinion-about-death-penalty?did=209&scid=23)