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Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

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Torture Poll Results for Household (married) voters

Yes

128,990 votes

60%

No

85,923 votes

40%

Distribution of answers submitted by Household (married) voters.

46%

Yes

31%

Yes, but only as a last resort

No, torture is inhumane, unethical, and violates the 8th amendment

Yes, but only if they are convicted terrorists

No, and we should strictly follow the laws of the Geneva Convention

Yes, allow the use of psychological but not physical tactics

No, torture is an ineffective form of interrogation

Yes, we must use any means necessary to prevent terrorism

5 Yes answers

4 No answers

0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Mar 9, 2016. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorized into yes/no stances.

Household data estimated by matching users to U.S. Census data block groups via the American Community Survey (2007-2011).

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