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Minimum Wage
registered voters
May 12, 2015—May 01, 2026:
425,809 Responses
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The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 an hour. Do you think minimum wage should be:
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Increase
2026-05-01
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More than $15.00/hour
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$10.10/hour
$7.25/hour
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All Respondents
May 01, 2026
100% of population
Total
Less than $7.25/hour
5%
$7.25/hour
12%
$10.10/hour
18%
$15.00/hour
23%
More than $15.00/hour
30%
Unsure
12%
Subgroups
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100% of population
Total
Less than $7.25/hour
5%
$7.25/hour
12%
$10.10/hour
18%
$15.00/hour
23%
More than $15.00/hour
29%
Unsure
11%
age:
18-34
Less than $7.25/hour
7%
$7.25/hour
9%
$10.10/hour
14%
$15.00/hour
21%
More than $15.00/hour
38%
Unsure
10%
age:
35-49
Less than $7.25/hour
6%
$7.25/hour
11%
$10.10/hour
16%
$15.00/hour
22%
More than $15.00/hour
35%
Unsure
11%
age:
50-64
Less than $7.25/hour
4%
$7.25/hour
15%
$10.10/hour
21%
$15.00/hour
23%
More than $15.00/hour
26%
Unsure
12%
age:
65+
Less than $7.25/hour
3%
$7.25/hour
15%
$10.10/hour
22%
$15.00/hour
28%
More than $15.00/hour
20%
Unsure
12%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Less than $7.25/hour
5%
$7.25/hour
13%
$10.10/hour
20%
$15.00/hour
22%
More than $15.00/hour
29%
Unsure
12%
education:
College Graduate
Less than $7.25/hour
6%
$7.25/hour
13%
$10.10/hour
17%
$15.00/hour
25%
More than $15.00/hour
29%
Unsure
11%
education:
Postgraduate
Less than $7.25/hour
4%
$7.25/hour
10%
$10.10/hour
15%
$15.00/hour
29%
More than $15.00/hour
32%
Unsure
10%
gender:
Male
Less than $7.25/hour
8%
$7.25/hour
15%
$10.10/hour
19%
$15.00/hour
20%
More than $15.00/hour
25%
Unsure
13%
gender:
Female
Less than $7.25/hour
2%
$7.25/hour
10%
$10.10/hour
18%
$15.00/hour
26%
More than $15.00/hour
34%
Unsure
10%
party:
Democrat
Less than $7.25/hour
<1%
$7.25/hour
<1%
$10.10/hour
9%
$15.00/hour
37%
More than $15.00/hour
50%
Unsure
3%
party:
Republican
Less than $7.25/hour
9%
$7.25/hour
27%
$10.10/hour
29%
$15.00/hour
11%
More than $15.00/hour
5%
Unsure
20%
party:
Independent
Less than $7.25/hour
6%
$7.25/hour
11%
$10.10/hour
18%
$15.00/hour
21%
More than $15.00/hour
31%
Unsure
13%
race:
White
Less than $7.25/hour
6%
$7.25/hour
15%
$10.10/hour
20%
$15.00/hour
21%
More than $15.00/hour
24%
Unsure
13%
race:
Black or African-American
Less than $7.25/hour
<1%
$7.25/hour
3%
$10.10/hour
12%
$15.00/hour
34%
More than $15.00/hour
46%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Less than $7.25/hour
4%
$7.25/hour
9%
$10.10/hour
15%
$15.00/hour
25%
More than $15.00/hour
38%
Unsure
9%
race:
Other
Less than $7.25/hour
5%
$7.25/hour
11%
$10.10/hour
16%
$15.00/hour
22%
More than $15.00/hour
37%
Unsure
10%
All Respondents
May 01, 2026
100% of population
Less than $7.25/hour
$7.25/hour
$10.10/hour
$15.00/hour
More than $15.00/hour
Unsure
Total
5%
12%
18%
23%
30%
12%
Subgroups
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100% of population
age
Less than $7.25/hour
$7.25/hour
$10.10/hour
$15.00/hour
More than $15.00/hour
Unsure
18-34
7%
9%
14%
21%
38%
10%
35-49
6%
11%
16%
22%
35%
11%
50-64
4%
15%
21%
23%
26%
12%
65+
3%
15%
22%
28%
20%
12%
education
Less than $7.25/hour
$7.25/hour
$10.10/hour
$15.00/hour
More than $15.00/hour
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
5%
13%
20%
22%
29%
12%
College Graduate
6%
13%
17%
25%
29%
11%
Postgraduate
4%
10%
15%
29%
32%
10%
gender
Less than $7.25/hour
$7.25/hour
$10.10/hour
$15.00/hour
More than $15.00/hour
Unsure
Male
8%
15%
19%
20%
25%
13%
Female
2%
10%
18%
26%
34%
10%
party
Less than $7.25/hour
$7.25/hour
$10.10/hour
$15.00/hour
More than $15.00/hour
Unsure
Democrat
<1%
<1%
9%
37%
50%
3%
Republican
9%
27%
29%
11%
5%
20%
Independent
6%
11%
18%
21%
31%
13%
race
Less than $7.25/hour
$7.25/hour
$10.10/hour
$15.00/hour
More than $15.00/hour
Unsure
White
6%
15%
20%
21%
24%
13%
Black or African-American
<1%
3%
12%
34%
46%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
4%
9%
15%
25%
38%
9%
Other
5%
11%
16%
22%
37%
10%
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