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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:

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College Graduate
gender
Male
2026-01-19
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January 19, 2026
100% of population
Total
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%

Subgroups

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education
College Graduate
gender
Male
10% of population
Total
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big46%
Unsure6%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big54%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big51%
Unsure6%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is31%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big40%
Unsure7%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is30%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big39%
Unsure7%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is2%
Bigger than it should be14%
Much too big84%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is52%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big11%
Unsure10%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big48%
Unsure7%
race: White
Fine the way it is30%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big42%
Unsure6%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is6%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big70%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big52%
Unsure6%
race: Other
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big56%
Unsure5%

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