In an online survey conducted in April 2024, around 44 percent of respondents in the United States who identified as Republican said that they strongly supported an increase in the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars an hour. In comparison, around 74 percent of surveyed Democrats said that they were strongly in favor of a minimum wage increase. As of 2024, the federal minimum wage was 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour.
Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2024, by political party
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Data for Progress. (April 26, 2024). Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2024, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243114/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-party/
Data for Progress. "Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2024, by political party." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243114/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-party/
Data for Progress. (2024). Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2024, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243114/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-party/
Data for Progress. "Share of Adults Who Support Raising The Federal Minimum Wage to 12 U.S. Dollars per Hour in The United States in 2024, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243114/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-party/
Data for Progress, Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2024, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243114/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-party/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 12 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2024, by political party [Graph], Data for Progress, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243114/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-party/
