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
65+
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
65+
27% of population
Total
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big44%
Unsure7%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is28%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big41%
Unsure8%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big45%
Unsure7%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big55%
Unsure5%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is31%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big38%
Unsure7%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big48%
Unsure7%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be17%
Much too big81%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is49%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big10%
Unsure12%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big44%
Unsure8%
race: White
Fine the way it is30%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big39%
Unsure8%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big69%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be25%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
race: Other
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big53%
Unsure6%

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