
U.S. share of adults who want a minimum wage increase 2024, by political party
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.