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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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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Postgraduate
race
Hispanic/Latino
<1% of population
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Fine the way it is12%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big63%
Unsure4%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is10%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big66%
Unsure4%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big68%
Unsure4%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big57%
Unsure5%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is12%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big59%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big57%
Unsure4%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is9%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big68%
Unsure4%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big79%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is48%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big12%
Unsure12%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big54%
Unsure6%

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