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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).

Shannon Outdistancing Field

Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 4 ⎸March 24, 2026 ⎸This edition of The Sooner Survey is a little different. Instead of looking at voters, this study examines the responses of 500 parents and/or guardians of school-aged children in the Sooner State. For the simplicity and clarity, when this analysis uses the term “parent” it is referring to both parents and guardians.

Voters: Keep Cockfighting a Felony

Sooner Survey: Volume 35 No. 1 ⎸March 29, 2023 | There are few issues that unite Oklahomans more than their belief that cockfighting should be illegal. Fully 87% say this practice should be illegal while only 8% oppose. Every major group has at least eight-in-ten wanting cockfighting illegal, including 87% of registered Republicans and 90% of registered Democrats. Additionally,