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Who Loves the Death Penalty?

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White people:

The differences among religious groups reflect the overall racial and ethnic picture on support for capital punishment. Twice as many white Americans favor the death penalty as oppose it (63% vs. 30%). Among black adults, the balance of opinion is reversed: 55% oppose capital punishment, while 36% support it. The margin is narrower among Hispanics, but more oppose the death penalty (50%) than support it (40%).

As Jamelle Bouie points out, the reason for this divide is racism and the history of whites using extreme violence against people of color.

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