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
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
24% of population
Total
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big56%
Unsure6%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big53%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big57%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big65%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is23%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big49%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big62%
Unsure6%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be13%
Much too big85%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is45%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big15%
Unsure12%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big57%
Unsure7%
race: White
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big72%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big60%
Unsure7%
race: Other
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big62%
Unsure5%

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