national
Income Inequality
registered voters
January 15, 2015—May 11, 2026437,753 Responses

Do you think that the current gap in wealth between the rich and everyone else is:

Refined by:
age
35-49
2026-05-11
Uncertainty Range
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All Respondents

May 11, 2026
100% of population
Total
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big50%
Unsure7%

Subgroups

Refined by:
age
35-49
24% of population
Total
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big55%
Unsure6%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big57%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big64%
Unsure3%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is23%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big48%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is14%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big62%
Unsure6%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be13%
Much too big85%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is44%
Bigger than it should be30%
Much too big15%
Unsure11%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big55%
Unsure7%
race: White
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big51%
Unsure6%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is6%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big71%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big58%
Unsure7%
race: Other
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big60%
Unsure5%

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