AmericaDo Americans agree on raising the federal minimum wage?
In this survey, most respondents chose a wage above the $7.25 federal floor. That is not the same as supporting a single target. The related H.R. 2743 Raise the Wage Act of 2025 proposes a path to $17; the official record checked October 9, 2026 still showed committee referral.
PPC national Q19
Choosing a federal wage above $7.25, not a single target.
U.S. adults; weighted opt-in panels; total n=2,509; four-fifths modules n=1,991–2,020 (question-specific n unreported). · 2026-02-11 / 2026-02-26. These are survey results, not votes on the linked bill. Missing breakdowns are not zero.
Record essentials
The main interpretation trap
A percentage supporting an increase must not be relabeled as support for $15, $17 or another specific amount. Ask which question was actually answered. A preferred amount, a yes/no response and a choice among complete packages are different measures.
Compare a concrete implementation
The introduced bill phases in a $17 general wage floor and separately changes tipped-worker and other wage provisions. Comparing the proposal requires reading those schedules, not reducing the entire text to its final number.
Questions that make the discussion useful
Compare purchasing power, regional costs, phase-in length, coverage, enforcement and effects on employers and workers. Keep projected economic effects separate from measured results. A poll measures preferences; it does not resolve those empirical questions.
What you can do next
- Read the exact question behind a support claim.
- Separate federal, state and local wage rules.
- Compare a specific bill’s complete schedule and coverage before endorsing or criticizing it.
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Keep this boundary in view
The 94% figure is support for some increase, not support for H.R. 2743 or its $17 target. This is not individual wage-entitlement advice.
A selected pilot, not an exhaustive policy platform. Survey findings describe the sampled population and the stated question, not all Americans or every version of a proposal.
Primary sources
- PPC low-income policy polling release ↗2026-10-09 · Consulted October 9, 2026
- PPC questionnaire, Q19 ↗2026-10-09 · Consulted October 9, 2026
- Department of Labor minimum-wage FAQ ↗2026-10-09 · Consulted October 9, 2026
- Official H.R. 2743 action record ↗2026-10-09 · Consulted October 9, 2026
- H.R. 2743 introduced schedules ↗2026-10-09 · Consulted October 9, 2026
Questions worth resolving
Does 94% support mean 94% support a $17 minimum?
No. It counts respondents who selected any amount above $7.25.
Has H.R. 2743 changed the federal minimum wage?
The October 9, 2026 record checked here shows a proposal at committee referral, not enactment.
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