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
Non-College Graduate
gender
Female
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
Non-College Graduate
gender
Female
33% of population
Total
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big53%
Unsure8%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be17%
Much too big66%
Unsure6%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big59%
Unsure7%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big48%
Unsure9%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is23%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big45%
Unsure8%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be16%
Much too big82%
Unsure2%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is43%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big14%
Unsure15%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big56%
Unsure8%
race: White
Fine the way it is23%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big47%
Unsure9%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is3%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big72%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big60%
Unsure7%
race: Other
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big59%
Unsure6%

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