Kentucky voters prefer lenghty prison sentences and life without
parole over the death penalty in aggravated murder cases.
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida conducted a poll 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.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more
than +4 percentage points.
The following question was included in this poll:
“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
- A sentence of 20-50 years with a chance for parole after serving 85% of the
sentence
57% OF KENTUCKY VOTERS THINK PRISON SENTENCES ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE
PUNISHMENT FOR AGGRAVATED MURDER
NOTSURE
5%
20-50/85%
11%
LIFE/20
~ DeathPenaity
38%
UFE/25
10%
Lwop
33%
