# Just under half reject the idea that the death penalty is barbaric and never justified

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## Reading

A minority of Americans endorse the view that capital punishment is barbaric and never justified: roughly three-in-ten (30%) agree, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey. Just under half (47%) disagree, including 16% who strongly disagree.

The remaining 22% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Capital punishment is barbaric and never justified."

Just under half reject the idea that the death penalty is barbaric and never justified.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 22.4%
- Disagree: 16.5%
- Strongly disagree: 16.2%
- Somewhat disagree: 14.6%
- Somewhat agree: 11.8%
- Agree: 11.3%
- Strongly agree: 7.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

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