Taxes
Explore Gallup's research.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/humedyjnseuzkhl-rlb4ka.jpg)
Americans' views of national conditions remain sour, with 18% satisfied with the way things are going and the Economic Confidence Index holding at -43.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/m7zplfhrk0oxakxkgiwfcw.jpg)
Americans say U.S. families of four need $85,000 per year to survive, up from their $58,000 estimate in 2013. Higher earners and Eastern residents estimate higher income thresholds.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/2wlcasx26eoe-bjqgvwkvg.jpg)
U.S. stock ownership has reached 61%, a level last seen during the Great Recession.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/_-oxbtt5v0gqjmosfcs0zg.jpg)
ESG has yet to capture much of the American public's attention or divide partisans as sharply as other issues.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/-tfqx-gin0wpa_skaiacrw.jpg)
Americans' opinions of federal income taxes are the worst they have been in about two decades.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/azu2j24-rkm_9zytytxong.jpg)
Americans' attitudes about their finances are just as subdued today as they were a year ago, when inflation was near its 40-year peak.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/xsuz79mm30qknw9j-dg00q.jpg)
Majorities of Americans predict negative outcomes in 2023 for a host of economic, political, societal and international issues.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/PMCMS/qbe9znhnre6yalfsa-an5w.jpg)
The majority of Americans support higher taxes on the rich, as they have for years.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/engouy9kvewhj8vxmzhvqa.jpg)
Americans' satisfaction with a variety of aspects of U.S. life and public policy areas remains depressed from 2020, with many declining further since 2021.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/PMCMS/flrw3qy8uuwidjpyxodm-w.jpg)
While a majority of Americans favor increasing taxes on the rich, there is some evidence for caution.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/PMCMS/ftm_liujc0uqqzzmuwoqug.jpg)
Americans' underlying ideology appears to be a more significant factor in determining their views of taxes than the taxes they actually pay.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/4wcgzs53pkycbcot7jrwuq.jpg)
As Americans finish preparing their annual tax filings, how they view their taxes is largely consistent with attitudes over the past two decades. Still, Republicans show signs of concern with a Democrat in the White House.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/POLL/xkxxv51rnuw2jkfmcyta5q.jpg)
A majority of Americans (59%) say the amount they pay in income taxes is fair, unchanged from a year ago.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/PMCMS/mmt6dmsdlkouoltf02mxxg.jpg)
Healthcare, the economy and immigration are A-list issues in the 2020 election, while other issues are broadly important but not top of mind.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/PMCMS/mfaozrimckg3vhwh5rbgww.jpg)
Americans remain more negative than positive about the 2017 tax-cut law. Here are five reasons why.
![](https://imagekit.gallup.com/fusion/tr:emd_btm_feature/VAULT/0y-jwalb3eme9tcnjllahg.jpg)
In 1886, the U.S. government imposed a tax on butter's competitor, margarine, to support the dairy industry. By 1948, 69% favored repealing this tax.