USA - Connecticut. A poll found that 61 % supports capital punishment

A Quinnipiac University Poll found 61 % of those surveyed supported capital punishment and did not want it replaced with life in prison without parole for convicted murderers. The percentage of Connecticut residents who support the death penalty has changed little over the past several years. The last poll, in November 2007, found that 63 % supported the death penalty for convicted murderers. In 2001, 60 % supported it. Quinnipiac's poll, taken between May 20 and 25, surveyed 1,575 registered Connecticut voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 % points.