Senate Democrats have been pushing a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10. Polls: Boost the minimum wage

A majority of Americans support raising the minimum wage, according to two new polls.

Two-thirds of those surveyed said they support raising the minimum wage in a Washington Post/ABC News poll out Wednesday, including 48 percent who said they strongly support it, while 31 percent opposed it.


Asked what the current $7.25 wage should be raised to, 34 percent said it should be between the current mark and $9, and 25 percent said it should be between $9 and $10.

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In a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday, a majority of registered voters supported raising the limit to $10. The left-leaning firm found that 56 percent of voters are in favor of hitting that level, while 38 percent are against it.

Senate Democrats have been pushing a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10.10. The White House has supported that bill and President Barack Obama made raising the minimum wage a centerpiece of a recent speech on inequality.

The Post surveyed 1,005 adults from Dec. 12 to 15 for its poll, which has an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. PPP polled 1,316 registered voters from Dec. 12 to 15 for its poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.

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