Pennsylvania Death Penalty Results.3.23.15

March 20-22, 2015Survey of 632 Pennsylvania votersMarch 20-22, 2015Survey of 632 Pennsylvania voters

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Q1 Thinking about the following list of issues, which is most important to you when deciding on your vote for your Pennsylvania state legislator: jobs and the economy, health care, education, taxes, the death penalty, the environment, or something else?

34% Jobs and the economy....................................

15% Health care .....................................................

12% Education........................................................

26% Taxes ..............................................................

3% Death penalty..................................................

4% Environment....................................................

6% Something else / Not sure...............................

Q2 Governor Wolf has temporarily paused executions in Pennsylvania until concerns about the risk of executing innocent people, the high cost of the death penalty, and serious issues of unfairness can be addressed by a bipartisan study commission. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the decision to temporarily pause executions?

29% Strongly support..............................................

21% Somewhat support ..........................................

15% Somewhat oppose ..........................................

29% Strongly oppose ..............................................

5% Not sure ..........................................................

Q3 Which punishment do you prefer for people convicted of murder: life in prison with no possibility of parole, life in prison with a chance of parole after at least 40 years, life in prison with a chance of parole after at least 20 years, or the death penalty?

32% Life in prison with no possibility of parole........

13% Life in prison with a chance of parole after at least 40 years .................................................

9% Life in prison with a chance of parole after at least 20 years .................................................

42% Death penalty..................................................

4% Not sure ..........................................................

Q4 Which punishment to do you think costs taxpayers more: the death penalty or life in prison with no possibility of parole?

25% Death penalty costs taxpayers more...............

70% Life in prison with no possibility of parole costs taxpayers more......................................

6% Not sure ..........................................................

Q5 How likely are you to support a candidate for office if you agree with that candidate on most issues and are of the same political party, but disagree with that candidate on the death penalty - are you very likely to support that candidate, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely to support that candidate?

38% Very likely .......................................................

40% Somewhat likely ..............................................

10% Somewhat unlikely ..........................................

4% Very unlikely....................................................

8% Not sure ..........................................................

Q6 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.

53% Woman ...........................................................

47% Man.................................................................

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Q7 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If an independent, press 3.

45% Democrat ........................................................

41% Republican......................................................

14% Independent....................................................

Q8 If you are white, press 1. If African-American, press 2. If other, press 3.

81% White ..............................................................

12% African American.............................................

7% Other...............................................................

Q9 If you are 18 to 45 years old, press 1. If 46 to 65, press 2. If you are older than 65, press 3.

28% 18 to 45...........................................................

48% 46 to 65...........................................................

24% Older than 65 ..................................................

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Base

Gender

Woman Man

Most Important Issue

Jobs and the econo...

Health care

Education

Taxes

Death penalty

Environment

Something else / Notsure

34% 31% 37%

15% 18% 12%

12% 14% 10%

26% 22% 30%

3% 3% 3%

4% 5% 4%

6% 7% 5%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Temporary PauseExecutionsSupport/Oppose

Strongly support

Somewhat support

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

29% 27% 32%

21% 23% 19%

15% 18% 12%

29% 23% 35%

5% 8% 3%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

PunishmentPreference

Life in prison with nopossibility of parole

Life in prison with achance of parole after

at least 40 years


at least 20 years

Death penalty

Not sure

32% 34% 30%

13% 15% 11%

9% 10% 7%

42% 37% 48%

4% 4% 4%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Costlier PunishmentOpinion

Death penalty coststaxpayers more


costs taxpayers more

Not sure

25% 23% 27%

70% 71% 68%

6% 6% 5%






Base

Gender

Woman Man

Likelihood SupportCandidate WithDifferent DeathPenalty Opinion

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely

Not sure

38% 38% 38%

40% 38% 41%

10% 10% 11%

4% 4% 5%

8% 10% 5%

Base

Party

Democrat Republican Independent



Health care

Education

Taxes

Death penalty

Environment


34% 36% 34% 28%

15% 17% 15% 10%

12% 17% 8% 10%

26% 15% 33% 36%

3% 2% 3% 4%

4% 6% 2% 5%

6% 7% 5% 6%

Base

Party



Strongly support

Somewhat support

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

29% 44% 13% 32%

21% 25% 18% 19%

15% 13% 18% 13%

29% 14% 45% 26%

5% 4% 5% 11%

Base

Party





at least 40 years


at least 20 years

Death penalty

Not sure

32% 38% 24% 36%

13% 16% 12% 5%

9% 13% 4% 8%

42% 30% 56% 41%

4% 2% 4% 10%

Base

Party






Not sure

25% 28% 18% 37%

70% 65% 80% 54%

6% 7% 3% 9%

Base

Party



Very likely

Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely

Not sure

38% 46% 29% 37%

40% 35% 45% 37%

10% 8% 13% 12%

4% 3% 6% 4%

8% 8% 7% 10%






Base

Race

WhiteAfrican

American Other



Health care

Education

Taxes

Death penalty

Environment


34% 32% 41% 41%

15% 15% 19% 6%

12% 12% 9% 19%

26% 28% 18% 16%

3% 3% - 8%

4% 5% - 3%

6% 5% 13% 7%

Base

Race

WhiteAfrican

American Other


Strongly support

Somewhat support

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

29% 29% 32% 29%

21% 21% 33% 5%

15% 16% 16% 2%

29% 30% 11% 52%

5% 4% 8% 12%

Base

Race

WhiteAfrican

American Other




at least 40 years


at least 20 years

Death penalty

Not sure

32% 32% 48% 9%

13% 11% 26% 10%

9% 9% 4% 16%

42% 45% 22% 49%

4% 4% - 16%

Base

Race

WhiteAfrican

American Other





Not sure

25% 27% 15% 23%

70% 69% 74% 65%

6% 4% 11% 13%






Base

Race

WhiteAfrican

American Other


Very likely

Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely

Not sure

38% 40% 35% 22%

40% 37% 53% 44%

10% 12% 1% 8%

4% 5% - 10%

8% 6% 11% 15%

Base

Age

18 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65



Health care

Education

Taxes

Death penalty

Environment


34% 34% 36% 29%

15% 9% 17% 18%

12% 20% 9% 10%

26% 21% 27% 29%

3% 3% 2% 4%

4% 5% 4% 4%

6% 7% 5% 7%

Base

Age

18 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Strongly support

Somewhat support

Somewhat oppose

Strongly oppose

Not sure

29% 25% 31% 32%

21% 24% 19% 23%

15% 13% 17% 14%

29% 28% 31% 25%

5% 10% 3% 6%

Base

Age

18 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65




at least 40 years


at least 20 years

Death penalty

Not sure

32% 29% 31% 39%

13% 12% 14% 12%

9% 8% 9% 9%

42% 46% 43% 36%

4% 5% 4% 4%






Base

Age

18 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65





Not sure

25% 23% 28% 21%

70% 71% 69% 69%

6% 6% 3% 10%

Base

Age

18 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Very likely

Somewhat likely

Somewhat unlikely

Very unlikely

Not sure

38% 42% 34% 40%

40% 36% 44% 36%

10% 8% 12% 10%

4% 3% 3% 8%

8% 11% 6% 6%

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