# Many Americans see inheritance taxes as a violation of property rights

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> Indexed question in Money & Finance.

## Reading

About half of Americans (50%) think the state's imposition of an inheritance tax infringes on property rights, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey.

Roughly three-in-ten (31%) are unsure, while about one-in-five (19%) do not see it that way.

## Topline

Do you think that the state's imposition of inheritance tax constitutes an infringement of property rights?

Many Americans see inheritance taxes as a violation of property rights.

- Yes: 49.9%
- I don't know: 30.8%
- No: 19.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#inheritance-tax-and-property-rights](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#inheritance-tax-and-property-rights)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#inheritance-tax-and-property-rights](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#inheritance-tax-and-property-rights)