Will Californians Back the Billionaire Tax? New Poll Shows a Close Race

California billionaire tax draws majority support in new poll — but there’s a big catch

California voters favor the billionaire tax that’s on the November ballot, according to a new poll — but there are pitfalls ahead for the controversial measure that’s spurred some of the ultra-wealthy to take their business elsewhere. Fifty-two percent of likely voters said they support Proposition 40, the proposed 5% one-time tax on the total...

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Will Californians back the billionaire tax? New poll shows a close race

Likely voters in California narrowly support Proposition 40, the hotly contested billionaire tax proposal — but slim majorities also support two billionaire-backed countermeasures that would nullify the big wealth tax.  That’s according to a new poll of over 1,100 likely voters released last night by the Public Policy Institute of California with two months to […]

Election 2026 poll: California voters back billionaire tax — and measures that could block it

A majority of likely voters would support the Proposition 40 tax on billionaires, but also competing measures intended to thwart it.

Poll: California voters back billionaire tax — and measures that could block it

A majority of likely voters would support the Proposition 40 tax on billionaires, but also competing measures intended to thwart it.

California wealth tax measure Proposition 40 holds narrow lead in poll

The narrow lead for Proposition 40 highlights the contentious nature of wealth taxation, potentially influencing future fiscal policies and political alignments.