national
Income Inequality
registered voters
January 15, 2015—January 19, 2026429,851 Responses

Do you think that the current gap in wealth between the rich and everyone else is:

Refined by:
age
35-49
education
College Graduate
2026-01-19
Uncertainty Range
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All Respondents

January 19, 2026
100% of population
Total
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%

Subgroups

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age
35-49
education
College Graduate
6% of population
Total
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big57%
Unsure6%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big51%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be17%
Much too big63%
Unsure6%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is<1%
Bigger than it should be12%
Much too big86%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is48%
Bigger than it should be26%
Much too big15%
Unsure11%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big58%
Unsure6%
race: White
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big54%
Unsure6%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big73%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big62%
Unsure6%
race: Other
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big64%
Unsure5%

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