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Income Inequality
registered voters
January 15, 2015—August 10, 2026444,161 Responses

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

2026-08-10
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August 10, 2026
100% of population
Total
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big52%
Unsure6%

Subgroups

Total
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big52%
Unsure6%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big60%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big58%
Unsure6%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is29%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big45%
Unsure7%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is29%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big45%
Unsure6%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big49%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is23%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big54%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be17%
Much too big61%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is29%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big45%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be17%
Much too big58%
Unsure6%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be13%
Much too big84%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is53%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big12%
Unsure11%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big55%
Unsure7%
race: White
Fine the way it is29%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big46%
Unsure7%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is5%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big73%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big57%
Unsure6%
race: Other
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big60%
Unsure5%

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