# Americans want the government to do more to narrow the income gap

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/americans-want-the-government-to-do-more-to-narrow-the-income-gap/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. Most Americans (58.7%) agree the government should do more to reduce income differences between the rich and the poor, and 18.0% disagree.

Strong agreement accounts for 34.1%. Another 23.3% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

The U.S. government should do more to reduce differences in income between the rich and the poor.

Americans want the government to do more to narrow the income gap.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly agree: 34.1%
- Agree: 24.6%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 23.3%
- Disagree: 9.5%
- Strongly disagree: 8.5%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Society, Culture, & Identity
- 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/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-59](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-59)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-59](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-59)