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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
Black or African-American
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

Refined by:
race
Black or African-American
12% of population
Total
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big71%
Unsure3%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big73%
Unsure3%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big72%
Unsure3%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is5%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big70%
Unsure4%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big69%
Unsure3%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big70%
Unsure4%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is4%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big72%
Unsure3%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is3%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big73%
Unsure2%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is6%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big69%
Unsure4%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is3%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big73%
Unsure3%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big77%
Unsure2%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is28%
Bigger than it should be35%
Much too big24%
Unsure13%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is6%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big67%
Unsure5%

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