A Majority Agree That $7.25 Federal Minimum Wage Falls Short
Share of likely voters who think the federal minimum wage is enough for the average American worker to have a decent quality of life
A stacked bar chart shows the share of voters who think the federal minimum wage is enough for the average American worker to have a decent quality of life by political party. Each horizontal bar adds up to 100 percent, with red representing Enough, dark blue representing Not Enough, and grey representing Don’t Know. Among all likely voters, 86 percent said Not Enough, 11 percent said Enough, and 3 percent were unsure. Democrats were the most likely to say Not Enough (89 percent), followed by Independents or third-party voters (86 percent) and Republicans (84 percent). Republicans were slightly more likely than others to say the current minimum wage is Enough (13 percent). Grey segments indicating Don’t Know are small across all groups and highest among Independents at 6 percent.