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:

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education
College Graduate
2026-01-19
Uncertainty Range
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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
21% of population
Total
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big53%
Unsure6%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big63%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big57%
Unsure6%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big46%
Unsure7%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big45%
Unsure7%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big46%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big59%
Unsure6%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be14%
Much too big84%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is49%
Bigger than it should be27%
Much too big12%
Unsure11%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big55%
Unsure6%
race: White
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big49%
Unsure6%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big72%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big59%
Unsure6%
race: Other
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big61%
Unsure5%

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