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:

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party
Independent
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

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party
Independent
33% of population
Total
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big60%
Unsure5%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big55%
Unsure7%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big44%
Unsure9%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is25%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big43%
Unsure8%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be23%
Much too big49%
Unsure8%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big55%
Unsure6%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is18%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big55%
Unsure5%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is24%
Bigger than it should be24%
Much too big45%
Unsure7%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big58%
Unsure7%
race: White
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big50%
Unsure7%
race: Black or African-American
Fine the way it is7%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big66%
Unsure5%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big50%
Unsure8%
race: Other
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big49%
Unsure7%

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