{"id":8108,"date":"2026-04-06T09:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:09:30","slug":"top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/06\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tax frustrations for Americans: Feeling that some wealthy people, corporations don\u2019t pay fair share"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the annual IRS filing deadline approaching, majorities of Americans continue to be bothered by the feeling that some wealthy people and corporations do not pay their fair share in federal taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bd6cbb4d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"1643ecca-3154-4957-9bcf-83a2474e8415\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1643ecca-3154-4957-9bcf-83a2474e8415&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:8108,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/06\\\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-frustrations-with-the-federal-tax-system\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:298302,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/americans_frustrations_with_the_federal_tax_system-296455-1775483504.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans&#039; frustrations with the federal tax system&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say each bothers them __ about the federal tax system&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: No answer responses are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;A lot&quot;,&quot;Some&quot;,&quot;Not much&quot;,&quot;Not at all&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;The feeling that some wealthy people don&#039;t pay their fair share&quot;,&quot;61%&quot;,&quot;21%&quot;,&quot;11%&quot;,&quot;6%&quot;],[&quot;The feeling that some corporations don&#039;t pay their fair share&quot;,&quot;60%&quot;,&quot;23%&quot;,&quot;11%&quot;,&quot;5%&quot;],[&quot;The complexity of the tax system&quot;,&quot;51%&quot;,&quot;34%&quot;,&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;3%&quot;],[&quot;The amount you pay in taxes&quot;,&quot;41%&quot;,&quot;34%&quot;,&quot;18%&quot;,&quot;6%&quot;],[&quot;The feeling that some poor people don&#039;t pay their fair share&quot;,&quot;12%&quot;,&quot;21%&quot;,&quot;31%&quot;,&quot;35%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/americans_frustrations_with_the_federal_tax_system-296455-1775483504.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/06\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-frustrations-with-the-federal-tax-system\/\" data-chart-title=\"Americans&#039; frustrations with the federal tax system\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-2\" data-wp-key=\"1643ecca-3154-4957-9bcf-83a2474e8415-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-1643ecca-3154-4957-9bcf-83a2474e8415-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1643ecca-3154-4957-9bcf-83a2474e8415-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Americans&#8217; frustrations with the federal tax system<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say each bothers them __ about the federal tax system<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"1643ecca-3154-4957-9bcf-83a2474e8415-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/americans_frustrations_with_the_federal_tax_system-296455-1775483504.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Americans&#8217; frustrations with the federal tax system<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say each bothers them __ about the federal tax system<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th style=\"width:25%;line-height:1.1;text-align:left\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">A lot<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Some<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Not much<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Not at all<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:25%;line-height:1.1;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The feeling that some wealthy people don&#8217;t pay their fair share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">61%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">21%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">11%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;line-height:1.1;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The feeling that some corporations don&#8217;t pay their fair share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">60%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">23%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">11%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;line-height:1.1;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The complexity of the tax system<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">51%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">34%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">10%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;line-height:1.1;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The amount you pay in taxes<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">41%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">34%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">18%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%;line-height:1.1;text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The feeling that some poor people don&#8217;t pay their fair share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">21%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">31%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">35%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; 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That\u2019s roughly on par with past years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>41% are bothered a lot by the amount they personally pay in taxes. That share has grown steadily over the last several years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 12% say a sense that lower-income people don\u2019t pay their fair share bothers them a lot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how Americans feel about the federal tax system and paying taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. We have studied Americans\u2019 views of politics and major policy issues, including <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/economy-work\/economic-policy\/taxes\/\">tax policy<\/a>, for decades.<br><br>Learn more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about&nbsp;Pew Research Center<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/politics-policy\/\">politics research<\/a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 8,512 U.S. adults from Jan. 20 to 26, 2026. Everyone who took this survey is part of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel. The survey reflects the views of all U.S. adults. Here are our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_questionnaire.pdf\">survey questions<\/a>, detailed responses&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_methodology.pdf\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"partisans-top-frustrations-with-the-tax-system-differ\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partisans\u2019 top frustrations with the tax system differ<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and Democrats, including those who lean toward each party, diverge in their frustrations with the federal tax system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bd6cbb4d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:8108,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/06\\\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/democrats-top-tax-frustration-is-the-feeling-that-wealthy-people-and-corporations-dont-pay-a-fair-share\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:298301,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/democrats_top_tax_frustration_is_the_feeling_that_wealthy_people_and_corporations_dont_pay_fair_share-296450-1775483495.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Democrats&#039; top tax frustration is the feeling that wealthy people and corporations don&#039;t pay fair share&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say each of the following bothers them &lt;strong&gt;a lot&lt;\\\/strong&gt; about the federal tax system&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Total&quot;,&quot;Rep\\\/Lean Rep&quot;,&quot;Dem\\\/Lean Dem&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;The feeling that some wealthy people don&#039;t pay their fair share&quot;,&quot;61%&quot;,&quot;41%&quot;,&quot;81%&quot;],[&quot;The feeling that some corporations don&#039;t pay their fair share&quot;,&quot;60%&quot;,&quot;42%&quot;,&quot;79%&quot;],[&quot;The complexity of the tax system&quot;,&quot;51%&quot;,&quot;53%&quot;,&quot;52%&quot;],[&quot;The amount you pay in taxes&quot;,&quot;41%&quot;,&quot;47%&quot;,&quot;36%&quot;],[&quot;The feeling that some poor people don&#039;t pay their fair share&quot;,&quot;12%&quot;,&quot;16%&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/democrats_top_tax_frustration_is_the_feeling_that_wealthy_people_and_corporations_dont_pay_fair_share-296450-1775483495.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/06\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/democrats-top-tax-frustration-is-the-feeling-that-wealthy-people-and-corporations-dont-pay-a-fair-share\/\" data-chart-title=\"Democrats&#039; top tax frustration is the feeling that wealthy people and corporations don&#039;t pay fair share\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-4\" data-wp-key=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Democrats&#8217; top tax frustration is the feeling that wealthy people and corporations don&#8217;t pay fair share<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say each of the following bothers them <strong>a lot<\/strong> about the federal tax system<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/democrats_top_tax_frustration_is_the_feeling_that_wealthy_people_and_corporations_dont_pay_fair_share-296450-1775483495.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Democrats&#8217; top tax frustration is the feeling that wealthy people and corporations don&#8217;t pay fair share<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say each of the following bothers them <strong>a lot<\/strong> about the federal tax system<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><thead><tr><th style=\"line-height:1.1;width:30%\"><\/th><th>Total<\/th><th>Rep\/Lean Rep<\/th><th>Dem\/Lean Dem<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1;width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The feeling that some wealthy people don&#8217;t pay their fair share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">61%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">41%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">81%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1;width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The feeling that some corporations don&#8217;t pay their fair share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">60%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">42%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">79%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1;width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The complexity of the tax system<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">51%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">53%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">52%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1;width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The amount you pay in taxes<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">41%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.1;width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">The feeling that some poor people don&#8217;t pay their fair share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">12%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">16%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"9ea0d144-21c7-4b56-bf0c-2a9a66e1504d\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say certain things about the tax system bother them a lot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The feeling that some wealthy people don\u2019t pay their fair share<\/strong> (81% of Democrats vs. 41% of Republicans)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The feeling that some corporations don\u2019t pay their share<\/strong> (79% vs. 42%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, Republicans are modestly more likely than Democrats to say other things bother them a lot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The amount they personally pay in taxes<\/strong> (47% of Republicans say this vs. 36% of Democrats)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The feeling that some poor people don\u2019t pay their fair share<\/strong> (16% vs. 8%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of both Republicans (53%) and Democrats (52%) say the complexity of the tax system bothers them a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"6-in-10-americans-now-say-they-pay-more-than-their-fair-share-in-taxes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 in 10 Americans now say they pay more than their fair share in taxes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"b34df430-2e34-4509-afb8-67af13d1bf95\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b34df430-2e34-4509-afb8-67af13d1bf95&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:8108,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/06\\\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/growing-share-of-americans-say-they-pay-more-than-their-fair-share-in-taxes\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:298303,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/growing_share_of_americans_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_in_taxes-296501-1775483513.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Growing share of Americans say they pay more than their fair share in taxes&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;&lt;em&gt;% who say that considering what they get&lt;\\\/em&gt; from the federal government, they pay __ in taxes&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: No answer responses are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;Group&quot;,&quot;More than fair share&quot;,&quot;About the right amount&quot;,&quot;Less than fair share&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;&#039;19&quot;,&quot;Total&quot;,&quot;51%&quot;,&quot;40%&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;21&quot;,&quot;Total&quot;,&quot;49%&quot;,&quot;44%&quot;,&quot;6%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;23&quot;,&quot;Total&quot;,&quot;56%&quot;,&quot;34%&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;26&quot;,&quot;Total&quot;,&quot;60%&quot;,&quot;33%&quot;,&quot;5%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;19&quot;,&quot;Among Rep\\\/Lean Rep&quot;,&quot;56%&quot;,&quot;38%&quot;,&quot;6%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;21&quot;,&quot;Among Rep\\\/Lean Rep&quot;,&quot;59%&quot;,&quot;35%&quot;,&quot;5%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;23&quot;,&quot;Among Rep\\\/Lean Rep&quot;,&quot;63%&quot;,&quot;28%&quot;,&quot;9%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;26&quot;,&quot;Among Rep\\\/Lean Rep&quot;,&quot;66%&quot;,&quot;29%&quot;,&quot;4%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;19&quot;,&quot;Among Dem\\\/Lean Dem&quot;,&quot;46%&quot;,&quot;43%&quot;,&quot;10%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;21&quot;,&quot;Among Dem\\\/Lean Dem&quot;,&quot;41%&quot;,&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;23&quot;,&quot;Among Dem\\\/Lean Dem&quot;,&quot;50%&quot;,&quot;42%&quot;,&quot;8%&quot;],[&quot;&#039;26&quot;,&quot;Among Dem\\\/Lean Dem&quot;,&quot;56%&quot;,&quot;38%&quot;,&quot;6%&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]}}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/growing_share_of_americans_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_in_taxes-296501-1775483513.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/04\/06\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/growing-share-of-americans-say-they-pay-more-than-their-fair-share-in-taxes\/\" data-chart-title=\"Growing share of Americans say they pay more than their fair share in taxes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-6\" data-wp-key=\"b34df430-2e34-4509-afb8-67af13d1bf95-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-b34df430-2e34-4509-afb8-67af13d1bf95-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b34df430-2e34-4509-afb8-67af13d1bf95-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Growing share of Americans say they pay more than their fair share in taxes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\"><em>% who say that considering what they get<\/em> from the federal government, they pay __ in taxes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"b34df430-2e34-4509-afb8-67af13d1bf95-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/growing_share_of_americans_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_in_taxes-296501-1775483513.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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That\u2019s up from 56% in 2023 and roughly half in 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 33% now say they pay about the right amount in taxes, while 5% say they pay less than their fair share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As in past years, Republicans (66%) are more likely than Democrats (56%) to say they pay more than their fair share. <\/strong>But these percentages have increased in both parties over the last several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-demographic-groups-see-the-amount-they-pay-in-taxes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How demographic groups see the amount they pay in taxes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans from upper- and middle-income households, conservative Republicans, and those ages 30 to 64 are especially likely to say they pay more than their fair share in federal taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bd6cbb4d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:8108,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/06\\\/top-tax-frustrations-for-americans-feeling-that-some-wealthy-people-corporations-dont-pay-fair-share\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/a-majority-of-americans-especially-those-with-higher-incomes-and-republicans-say-they-pay-more-than-their-fair-share-in-taxes\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:298298,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/a_majority_of_americans_-_especially_those_with_higher_incomes_and_republicans_-_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_in_taxes-296489-1775483477.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A majority of Americans - 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especially those with higher incomes and Republicans - say they pay more than their fair share in taxes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-8\" data-wp-key=\"ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-router-region=\"chart-ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">A majority of Americans &#8211; especially those with higher incomes and Republicans &#8211; say they pay more than their fair share in taxes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say that considering what they get from the federal government, they pay __ in taxes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/a_majority_of_americans_-_especially_those_with_higher_incomes_and_republicans_-_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_in_taxes-296489-1775483477.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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data-prc-v-col=\"1\">income<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">65%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">30%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Lower income<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">income<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">49%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">40%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Rep\/Lean Rep<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">rep<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"2\">66%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"3\">29%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\" data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"text-align:left\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Conserv<\/td><td class=\"is-column-hidden\" 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class=\"cb__note\">Note: No answer responses are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026. <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"ae5e7b2d-8d39-46ae-9e72-4bda08451468\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" 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Smaller shares of those ages 18 to 29 and those 65 and older say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"income\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Income<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upper-income (68%) and middle-income (65%) Americans are more likely than those with lower incomes (49%) to feel their tax burden is unfair, given what they receive from the federal government. 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max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\">Upper-income Republicans are more likely than other Americans to say they pay more than their fair share in taxes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\">% who say that considering what they get from the federal government, they pay <strong>more than their fair share<\/strong> in taxes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"185163b3-2b7c-49ed-aca9-1fc2ca33f45c-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/upper-income_republicans_are_more_likely_than_other_americans_to_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_in_taxes-296469-1775483486.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Note: Family income tiers are based on adjusted 2024 earnings.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Jan. 20-26, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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About eight-in-ten upper-income Republicans (79%) say they pay more than their fair share, while 70% of middle-income and 51% of lower-income Republicans say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, 57% of upper-income Democrats and 60% of middle-income Democrats say they pay more than their fair share. About half of lower-income Democrats say this (49%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, there is a wide partisan gap in these views for upper-income Americans but no partisan gap among lower-income Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: This is an update of a post originally published April 30, 2021. Here are our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_questionnaire.pdf\">survey questions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_topline.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/SR_26.04.06_taxes_methodology.pdf\">methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>61% of adults say that the feeling that some wealthy people don\u2019t pay their fair share bothers them a lot. 60% say this about some some 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