xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA sign hangs at the 'Angola' Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, September 18, 2009 in Angola, Louisiana [File: Judi Bottoni/AP Photo]By Brian OsgoodPublished On 10 Nov 202610 Nov 2026A new Gallup poll has found that support for the death penalty in the United States has fallen below 50 percent, marking the first time that the controversial practice has lost majority support since 1971.