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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race
White
69% of population
Total
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big46%
Unsure7%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big56%
Unsure6%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is30%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big39%
Unsure9%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is30%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big39%
Unsure8%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is28%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big41%
Unsure8%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big49%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big57%
Unsure5%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is31%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big39%
Unsure7%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big52%
Unsure8%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is<1%
Bigger than it should be11%
Much too big87%
Unsure<1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is48%
Bigger than it should be28%
Much too big12%
Unsure12%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%

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