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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race
Hispanic/Latino
2026-01-19
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All Respondents

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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gender
Female
race
Hispanic/Latino
7% of population
Total
Fine the way it is12%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big61%
Unsure7%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is10%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big67%
Unsure6%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be18%
Much too big65%
Unsure7%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big53%
Unsure8%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be25%
Much too big53%
Unsure7%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big60%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big63%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
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 be17%
Much too big79%
Unsure3%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is40%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big16%
Unsure16%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big56%
Unsure8%

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