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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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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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Other
6% of population
Total
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big58%
Unsure5%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big64%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big62%
Unsure5%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big52%
Unsure6%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big53%
Unsure6%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big54%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big61%
Unsure5%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big63%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big53%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big64%
Unsure5%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is2%
Bigger than it should be17%
Much too big79%
Unsure2%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is40%
Bigger than it should be32%
Much too big17%
Unsure11%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is19%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big52%
Unsure7%

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