USA - 47% of Americans prefer the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev,

Americans divided over the death penalty for Dzohkhar Tsarnaev. 47% of Americans prefer the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev, while slightly fewer, 42%, would rather that Tsarnaev receive life in prison with no chance of parole. The latest NBC News online poll was conducted by SurveyMonkey in the 3 days leading up to the jury reaching a guilty verdict Wednesday on all 30 counts, 16 of which carry the possibility of a death sentence. Older Americans are more likely to want the death penalty for Tsarnaev compared to those under the age of 30. 34% of those under the age of 30 prefer the death penalty, compared to 50% of those over the age of 30. More than 2/3 of Republicans say they want Tsarnaev to be executed, compared to 37% of Democrats and 42% of independents. Those living in the Northeast were similarly divided on the death penalty for Tsaernaev, with 1/2 preferring life in prison for him and 41% saying he deserved the death penalty. The NBC News-SurveyMonkey Poll was conducted online April 6-8, 2015 among a national sample of 2,052 adults aged 18 and over.