By Adam O'Neal - December 18, 2013

A clear majority of Americans support increasing the minimum wage, along with other populist economic ideas, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Two-thirds of respondents favored increasing the minimum wage, with just 31 percent opposed. The average recommended wage was $10.25, about 15 cents higher than the level that President Obama and Senate Democrats support.

Notably, the poll showed a sizable enthusiasm disparity between supporters of increasing the minimum wage and those in opposition. Approximately 48 percent of respondents strongly support an increase, while 20 percent strongly oppose it.

Also, about a quarter of respondents said government programs favor the less well off, while 61 percent believe that the government primarily helps the wealthy. Fifty-seven percent of respondents said that the government should try to reduce the wage gap, 20 points more than those who said the government should not.

Support for various economic policies varied between demographic groups. Unsurprisingly, less wealthy Americans were more supportive of a minimum wage hike: 59 percent of respondents living in households making more than $50,000 per year supported a hike, but that number rose to 80 percent among those making less than $20,000.

About 85 percent of Democrats support a wage increase, as do 65 percent of independents. Some 50 percent of Republicans favor the policy. Women and minorities are also more likely than men and whites to support an increase.

The survey of 1,005 national adults was conducted Dec. 12-15 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.