| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19044 |
| By 2:1, CA Voters Back Death Penalty: 61% of registered voters from the state of California say they would vote to keep the death penalty, should a death penalty initiative appear on the November 2012 ballot, according to this latest SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KGTV-TV San Diego, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KFSN-TV Fresno, and KABC-TV Los Angeles. 29% say they would vote to eliminate the death penalty. Keeping the death penalty law in California is supported by a majority among all groups except liberals, who are divided. |
| Cell phone and home phone respondents included in this research: 600 California adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA 03/01/12. Of the adults, 511 identified themselves as being registered to vote and were asked the question below. This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed-mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (73% of registered voters) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home telephone (27% of registered voters) were shown a questionnaire on their smart phone, tablet, laptop or other electronic device. |
| 1 | If there were an initiative on the November ballot to eliminate the death penalty, would you vote to eliminate the death penalty? Vote to keep the death penalty? Or not vote? |
| 511 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.3 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian / | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Central | Greater | Inland E | Bay Area | |
| Vote To Eliminate | 29% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 28% | 32% | 29% | 40% | 28% | 29% | 24% | 31% | 22% | 36% | 26% | 23% | 30% | 15% | 29% | 44% | 14% | 26% | 37% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 27% | 27% | 33% | 34% |
| Vote To Keep | 61% | 59% | 63% | 57% | 65% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 62% | 65% | 53% | 60% | 55% | 59% | 62% | 70% | 56% | 61% | 74% | 59% | 73% | 61% | 48% | 74% | 64% | 54% | 60% | 58% | 64% | 64% | 64% | 58% | 56% |
| Not Vote | 9% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 5% | 6% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 17% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 13% | 3% | 10% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 10% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 50% | 50% | 32% | 29% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 47% | 6% | 31% | 15% | 27% | 73% | 30% | 49% | 21% | 10% | 85% | 24% | 43% | 29% | 14% | 40% | 46% | 27% | 34% | 40% | 21% | 40% | 18% | 21% |