Forty-percent (40%) of voters say they pay more than their fair share of taxes, down 5 points from May's high of 45%. Meanwhile, just over half (51%) say they pay their fair share, up 6 points from May's low of 45%. Still, the current numbers are higher than a year ago; in April 2025, just 36% said they paid more than their fair share.

A majority of Democrats (55%) believe they pay their fair share, along with a plurality (49%) of Republicans. On the left, 50% of AOC voters feel they pay their fair share, and 42% say more. Traditional Democratic voters have 63% who say they pay their fair share, and just 38% who say they pay more than that. This may be part of why AOC policy voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who promised to tax the rich while raising government spending than Traditional Democrats.

Despite voter beliefs regarding how much they personally pay, a resounding 74% of voters say taxes are too high. That includes 35% who say they are Much Too High and 39% who say they are Somewhat Too High. More than 7 in 10 voters from each party believe taxes are too high. Interestingly, Democrats (37%) are more likely than Republicans (33%) to say they are Much Too High.

For more context on taxes, a majority (57%) say no American should pay more than 40% of their income in taxes.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, August 10-11, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.