HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED
This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. of Jacksonville,
Florida from December 12 through December 15, 2018. A total of 625 registered
Kentucky voters were interviewed statewide by telephone.
Those interviewed were randomly selected from a phone-matched Kentucky
voter registration list that included both land-line and cell phone numbers.
Quotas were assigned to reflect voter registration by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is
no more than +4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent
probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if all voters were
surveyed. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or
party grouping.
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Mason®-Dixon Kentucky Poll - December 2018
QUESTION: In general, do you support or oppose the death penalty? (Is that strongly
support/oppose or somewhat support/oppose)?
STSUPPORT SWSUPPORT SWOPPOSE STOPPOSE UND
STATE 43% 23% 9% 19% 6%
REGION STSUPPORT SWSUPPORT SWOPPOSE STOPPOSE UND
Louisville Metro 32% 20% 12% 28% 8%
Lexington/Bluegrass 36% 22% 11% 24% 7%
Northern Kentucky 43% 21% 8% 21% 7%
Eastern Kentucky 52% 25% 7% 11% 5%
Western Kentucky 51% 25% 7% 13% 4%
SEX STSUPPORT SWSUPPORT SWOPPOSE STOPPOSE UND
Men 47% 26% 10% 14% 3%
Women 39% 21% 9% 23% 8%
AGE STSUPPORT SWSUPPORT SWOPPOSE STOPPOSE UND
18-34 37% 20% 12% 26% 5%
35-49 42% 20% 11% 21% 6%
50-64 44% 22% 10% 18% 6%
65+ 47% 29% 4% 13% 7%
PARTY REGISTRATION STSUPPORT SWSUPPORT SWOPPOSE STOPPOSE UND
Democrat 39% 25% 10% 21% 5%
Republican 47% 23% 7% 16% 7%
Independent 42% 16% 14% 22% 6%
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Mason®-Dixon Kentucky Poll - December 2018
QUESTION: Which of the following punishments do you personally think is MOST appropriate
for persons convicted
of aggravated murder in Kentucky:
- The death penalty
- Life in prison with no chance of parole
- Life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years
- Life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years
- Asentence
STATE
REGION
Louisville Metro
Lexington/Bluegrass
Northern Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky
Western Kentucky
SEX
PARTY REGISTRATION
of 20-50 years with a chance for parole after serving 85% of the sentence
DEATH LIFE NO PAROLE LIFE/25 LIFE/20 20-50/85% NOT SURE
38% 33% 10% 3% 11% 5%
DEATH LIFE NO PAROLE LIFE/25 LIFE/20 20-50/85% NOT SURE
27% 41% 9% 3% 12% 8%
34% 38% 11% 3% 10% 4%
43% 27% 9% 5% 11% 5%
46% 25% 11% 2% 13% 3%
42% 32% 10% 3% 9% 4%
DEATH LIFE NO PAROLE LIFE/25 LIFE/20 20-50/85% NOT SURE
44% 23% 13% 2% 12% 6%
33% 42% 7% 4% 10% 4%
DEATH LIFE NO PAROLE LIFE/25 LIFE/20 20-50/85% NOTSURE
30% 36% 15% 2% 13% 4%
34% 37% 11% 3% 11% 4%
37% 36% 9% 4% 9% 5%
50% 21% 7% 3% 12% 7%
DEATH LIFE NO PAROLE LIFE/25 LIFE/20 20-50/85% NOT SURE
Democrat
Republican
Independent
29% 41% 9% 4% 13% 4%
46% 25% 11% 2% 9% 7%
52% 28% 6% 4% 8% 2%
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Mason®-Dixon Kentucky Poll - December 2018
QUESTION: Because of the constitutionally-mandated appeals, additional trials and
associated housing costs, the death penalty costs taxpayers substantially more than
sentencing prisoners to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Would you support or
oppose replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of
parole?
SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED
STATE 53% 39% 8%
REGION SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED
Louisville Metro 67% 26% 7%
Lexington/Blue Grass 61% 31% 8%
Northern Kentucky 53% 36% 11%
Eastern Kentucky 43% 51% 6%
Western Kentucky 42% 49% 9%
SEX SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED
Men 45% 46% 9%
Women 61% 32% 7%
AGE SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED
18-34 58% 32% 10%
35-49 54% 40% 6%
50-64 53% 40% 7%
65+ 48% 42% 10%
PARTY REGISTRATION SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED
Democrat 61% 30% 9%
Republican 43% 50% 7%
Independent 52% 36% 12%
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Mason®-Dixon Kentucky Poll - December 2018
