In no year for which public opinion polls are available has a majority of Americans opposed capital punishment.

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This statement is true. According to the Gallup Poll, since 1937, there has never been a year where a majority of Americans polled have opposed the death penalty. However, the percentage of Americans in favor of the death penalty has decreased from a high of 80% in 1994 to around 55% in recent years.

In No Year for Which Public Opinion Polls Are Available