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Public Pulse
Economy Jun 4 – Jul 1, 2026Demonstration data — not a live government record

Should the federal minimum wage be raised to $15 per hour?

29.9K responses · 86% verified · one response per verified account

Results

Live
25.6K verified counted
63%
Support
Support
63%
Oppose
30%
Not sure
7%
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Voluntary survey of verified Quorly members — not a probability sample of all adults.

Trend — Support

61% in Jan → 63% now
70%60%JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJUL

By region

Support
Northeast
68%
Midwest
61%
South
58%
West
67%

By age

Support
18–29
57%
30–44
68%
45–64
60%
65+
60%

Subgroups shown only where unweighted n ≥ 300. Smallest cell here: n = 492.

Discussion

3 comments
D
DataDriven3h

Worth noting the regional spread here is narrower than on most questions — that usually predicts durable opinion rather than a news-cycle spike.

C
CivicVet6h

I compared this with the national polling average in the Polling Center. The direction matches; Pulse runs a few points warmer, as expected for an engaged member panel.

P
PolicyOracle9h

The trend line is the story. Slow, steady movement over six months — not one event driving it.

Methodology

Responses
29.9K
Verified
25.6K
Constituent-matched
23.3K
Field window
Jun 4 – Jul 1, 2026

Voluntary online survey of verified Quorly members, weighted by state, age band, and self-reported party registration. One response per verified account.

Only identity-verified responses in headline figures
Automated-behavior screens applied before tabulation
One response per account; edits allowed until close

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Signal gap: 63% member support vs 22% forecast probability of the outcome.

Three-signal view

See how this question compares with the national polling average and market forecasts in the National Polling Center.

Demonstration data. Pulse measures verified Quorly members, not all adults; results are weighted to the member population and carry no formal margin of error.