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
Non-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
Non-College Graduate
14% of population
Total
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big53%
Unsure7%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big47%
Unsure7%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big59%
Unsure7%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be13%
Much too big84%
Unsure2%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is43%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big16%
Unsure13%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big54%
Unsure8%
race: White
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big46%
Unsure8%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is5%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big71%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big58%
Unsure8%
race: Other
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big56%
Unsure7%

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