Politics · United States · 2 days ago
US executions rose in 2025 as support for the death penalty fell
The US carried out 47 executions in 2025, nearly twice as many as in 2024.
At the same time, a Gallup poll found support for the death penalty had fallen to 52 per cent, its lowest level in five decades.
The increase was driven largely by Florida, which accounted for 40 per cent of executions.
The gap between public opinion and government action has renewed debate about how the death penalty is used.
US executions rose to 47 in 2025, up from 25 in 2024.
Florida accounted for 40 per cent of the 2025 total.
Gallup found support for the death penalty fell to 52 per cent in late 2025, a five-decade low.
The same poll found 44 per cent of Americans opposed the death penalty, the highest level since 1966.
In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an order calling capital punishment an “essential tool.”
- Who
- US states carried out executions, while Americans expressed differing views on the death penalty.
- What
- Executions rose in 2025 as Gallup measured a decline in public support.
- When
- In 2025; Gallup’s poll was conducted in late 2025.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- The increase was largely driven by a rise in executions in Florida.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Our founders knew well that only capital punishment can bring justice and restore order in response to such evil
We're living in a world of chaos, and nothing should surprise us.
But this is so out of the box, it's just surreal.
Support for the death penalty reached a peak of 80 per cent, according to Gallup.
US executions reached a peak of 98 in a single year.
The United States carried out 25 executions.
President Donald Trump issued an order calling capital punishment an “essential tool.
US executions rose to 47.
Gallup measured support for the death penalty at 52 per cent.
- Executions in 2025
- 47
- Executions in 2024
- 25
- Florida share of 2025 executions
- 40 per cent
- Support for the death penalty
- 52 per cent in late 2025
- Opposition to the death penalty
- 44 per cent in late 2025
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