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Oklahomans Strongly Support Death Penalty

Sooner Survey: Volume 33 No. 8 ⎸October 27, 2021 | As Oklahoma restarts its practice of executing those duly convicted, we wanted to look and see where Oklahoma voters are in 2021. What we find is very strong support for the death penalty with almost three times as many supporting the practice (64%) as opposing it (23%). At the extremes, it is even more lopsided with 41% of Oklahomans strongly supporting the death penalty and only 13% strongly opposing. This support is very similar to what we saw the last time we looked at this issue in 2015 (68% Favor vs. 24% Oppose).

Echols Leads in AG Nomination Contest

Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 3 ⎸February 17, 2026 ⎸While recent campaign finance reports show Jon Echols with almost one million dollars cash-on-hand (which is 33% more money to spend than his opponent Jeff Starling), this is not the only clear advantage Echols has heading into the final four months of the campaign. Echols also starts with a 15-point advantage (35% Echols; 20% Starling) and even stronger leads among key conservative elements.

First Look at the 2026 Governor’s Contest

Sooner Survey: Volume 36 No. 1 ⎸February 18, 2025 ⎸Astute observers know a poll is but a snapshot in time. Too often, they are used as a predictor, when reality is, they are providing the current state of play and provide data for understanding the current political environs. And the current state of play in Oklahoma reveals Gentner Drummond currently dominates the landscape and is becoming better defined every day.