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
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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..."
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Pew Research Center. (March 2, 2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126078/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us-party/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020, by political party." Chart. March 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126078/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us-party/
Pew Research Center. (2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether the existence of billionaires is a good or bad thing in 2020, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126078/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us-party/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion of Adults in The United States on Whether The Existence of Billionaires Is a Good or Bad Thing in 2020, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126078/public-opinion-billionaires-good-bad-us-party/
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