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Survey of Kentucky voters - December 2011 2
Re: Survey shows Kentucky voters support temporary halt of executions?
Date: December 6, 2011
Executive Summary
© Asolid majority of Kentucky voters (62%) support a temporary halt to executions in
Kentucky, including 44% who support it strongly.
¢ Majority support for a temporary halt of executions includes men (59%), women (64%),
voters in urban areas (71%), suburban areas (67%), exurban areas (55%) and voters in
rural areas (55%).
e Atemporary halt to executions in Kentucky also has support across partisan lines.
Republican voters support the halt by a 10-point margin (52% support, 42% oppose),
independents support it by a 16-point margin (54% to 38%), and Democrats support it
by a 52-point margin (73% to 21%).
Temporary halt to executions in Kentucky?
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+ Lake Research Partners conducted a survey of 405 likely November 2012 voters in Kentucky, using
professional live interviewers. The survey was conducted from November 30 to December 4, 2011, using
a stratified sample of Kentucky voters drawn from the voter file. Data were slightly weighted to represent
the universe of Kentucky voters. The margin of error is +/- 4.9%.
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Survey of Kentucky voters - December 2011 3
Temporary Halt of Executions
Total 32 62
= Oppose] = Support
Men (48%) 37
Women (52%)
Democrats (44%)
Independents (17%) 38
Republicans (35%) 42
Urban (29%)
Suburban (18%)
Exurban (17%) 42
Rural (36%) 36
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