Washington Post/ABC News Poll December 2013: The Wealth Gap and The Minimum Wage 

 

Gallup: In the U.S., 76% Support Minimum Wage Increase November 2013: Most Americans for Raising Minimum Wage

 

Small Business Majority March 2014: Small Businesses Support Increasing the Minimum Wage to $10.10

The majority of small business owners support increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour and adjusting it yearly to reflect the cost of living: 57% of small business owners support increasing the federal minimum wage of $7.25 in three stages over two and a half years to $10.10, and believe that it should be adjusted annually to keep pace with the cost of living.

 

Pew Research February 2013: Public Support for Raising the Federal Minimum Wage

71 percent of Americans support a federal minimum wage increase to $9.00 per hour, including

87 percent of Democrats

68 percent of Independents

50 percent of Republicans

 

Lake Research PartnersFebruary 2012: Public Support for Raising the Minimum Wage - Full Report

73 percent of likely 2012 voters support raising the federal minimum wage to $10 per hour, including

91 percent of Democrats

74 percent of Independents50 percent of Republicans

June 7, 2011 Memo: The Economics and Public Support of the Minimum Wage

 

New York Minimum Wage PollJanuary 2013: New Yorkers Support Raising the State's Minimum Wage (Quinnipiac)

80 percent of voters in New York support raising the state's minimum wage to $8.75 per hour, including

95 percent of Democrats

77 percent of Independents

61 percent of Republicans