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
race
Hispanic/Latino
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

Refined by:
age
35-49
race
Hispanic/Latino
3% of population
Total
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big60%
Unsure7%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big58%
Unsure8%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big62%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big68%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big54%
Unsure8%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big65%
Unsure7%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be14%
Much too big83%
Unsure2%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is39%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big19%
Unsure14%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big54%
Unsure9%

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