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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2026-05-11
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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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race
Other
6% of population
Total
Fine the way it is17%
Bigger than it should be21%
Much too big57%
Unsure5%
age: 18-34
Fine the way it is11%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big62%
Unsure4%
age: 35-49
Fine the way it is16%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big60%
Unsure5%
age: 50-64
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure7%
age: 65+
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big53%
Unsure5%
education: Non-College Graduate
Fine the way it is20%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big52%
Unsure6%
education: College Graduate
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be19%
Much too big61%
Unsure5%
education: Postgraduate
Fine the way it is15%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big61%
Unsure4%
gender: Male
Fine the way it is21%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big51%
Unsure6%
gender: Female
Fine the way it is13%
Bigger than it should be20%
Much too big63%
Unsure5%
party: Democrat
Fine the way it is2%
Bigger than it should be16%
Much too big80%
Unsure2%
party: Republican
Fine the way it is46%
Bigger than it should be30%
Much too big14%
Unsure10%
party: Independent
Fine the way it is22%
Bigger than it should be22%
Much too big49%
Unsure7%

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