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
50-64
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
50-64
24% of population
Total
Fine the way it is27%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big45%
Unsure8%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is29%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big42%
Unsure9%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is26%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big47%
Unsure7%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big55%
Unsure5%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is33%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big38%
Unsure8%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big51%
Unsure8%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is1%
Bigger than it should be15%
Much too big82%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is51%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big12%
Unsure13%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big44%
Unsure9%
race: White
Fine the way it is32%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big39%
Unsure9%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is5%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big70%
Unsure3%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big50%
Unsure8%
race: Other
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%

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