U.S. billionaires: public opinion over good or bad by party 2020

In a survey conducted in early 2020, 34 percent of adults in the United States who either identified with or leaned towards the Democratic Party believed that the existence of billionaires is a bad thing. Conversely, only nine percent of Republicans held a negative opinion of billionaires.

Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020, by political party

Party identification	A good thing	Neither good nor bad	A bad thing
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Release date

March 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 6 to 19, 2020

Number of respondents

12,638 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you think the fact that there are some people in this coutry who have personal fortunes of a billion dollars or more is..."
The source does not indicate why values do not total 100 percent.

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