national
Income Inequality
registered voters
January 15, 2015—September 12, 2025420,384 Responses

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

2025-09-12
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September 12, 2025
100% of population
Total
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%

Subgroups

Total
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big59%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big56%
Unsure6%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big46%
Unsure8%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big44%
Unsure7%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big48%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big53%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big59%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big45%
Unsure7%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big56%
Unsure7%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be16%
Much too big82%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is45%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big14%
Unsure12%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big53%
Unsure7%
race: White
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big46%
Unsure7%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big69%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big56%
Unsure7%
race: Other
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big58%
Unsure6%

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