Large majorities of women, blacks and Hispanics favor the the minimum wage % who say they raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
Women are more likely than men to support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour (72% vs. 61%, respectively). About nine-in-ten black Americans (93%) support this increase – including 80% who express strong support – compared with about three-quarters of Hispanics (73%) and six-in-ten whites.
In contrast, there are more modest ideological differences on this issue among Democrats. Overwhelming majorities of both liberal Democrats (91%) and conservative and moderate Democrats (82%) favor raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, but liberal Democrats are substantially more likely to say they strongly favor this policy (68% vs. 51%).
Large majorities of women, blacks and Hispanics favor  | the the minimum wage  | % who say they  | raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour  | OPPOSE  | FAVOR  | Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly  | Total  | 67 NET  | NET 33 15  | 41  | Men  | 20  | 36  | 61  | 39  | Women  | 27 11  | 46  | 72  | White  | 39  | 19  | 32  | 60  | 93  | Black  | 73  | 80  | Hispanic  | 27 8  | 48  | 73  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 57  | 29  | 17  | 43  | Conserv 69  | 38  | 12 30  | Mod/Lib  | 41 15  | 26  | 59  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 144  | 59  | 86  | Cons/Mod  | 18 4  | 51  | 82  | Liberal  | 68  | 91  | Notes: Whites and blacks include only those who are not Hispanic; Hispanics are of wany race.  | Don't know responses not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 29-May 13, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 