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title: 'PUBLIC OPINION: Gallup Poll Reports Lowest Death Penalty Support in 27 Years'
description: 'An October 2005 Gallup Poll found that only 64% of Americans favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder. The last time the poll found a lower…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/public-opinion-gallup-poll-reports-lowest-death-penalty-support-in-27-years'
section: news
date: '2005-11-01T01:29:29-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:24:06-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

An **October 2005 Gallup Poll** found that only 64% of Americans favored the death penalty for those convicted of murder. The last time the poll found a lower support was in 1978 when 62% favored the death penalty. The high point for public endorsement of the death penalty came in 1994 when 80% supported capital punishment. This most recent poll result is consistent with Gallup Polls taken in October 2004 and 2003, both registering a 64% support of the death penalty. (See [Gallup Poll Document](http://www.gallup.com/content/default.aspx?ci=1606), posted Oct. 26, 2005; subscription required). See [Public Opinion](/public-opinion-about-death-penalty?did=209&scid=23).