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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party
Republican
2026-01-19
Uncertainty Range
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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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party
Republican
31% of population
Total
Fine the way it is46%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big13%
Unsure12%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is42%
Bigger than it should be31%
Much too big15%
Unsure12%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is45%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big15%
Unsure12%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is48%
Bigger than it should be27%
Much too big12%
Unsure13%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is49%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big10%
Unsure12%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is45%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big13%
Unsure12%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is49%
Bigger than it should be27%
Much too big12%
Unsure11%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is49%
Bigger than it should be30%
Much too big11%
Unsure10%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is49%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big12%
Unsure10%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is43%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big14%
Unsure14%
race: White
Fine the way it is48%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big12%
Unsure12%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is28%
Bigger than it should be35%
Much too big24%
Unsure13%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is41%
Bigger than it should be29%
Much too big16%
Unsure14%
race: Other
Fine the way it is40%
Bigger than it should be32%
Much too big17%
Unsure11%

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