Kansas City Voters Support Minimum Wage Increase

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2015 INTERVIEWS: Tom Jensen 9197446312 Kansas City Voters Support Minimum Wage Increases Raleigh, N.C. – PPP’s recent poll of Kansas City voters found that a majority supports various increases to the current minimum wage. The highest level of support existed for an immediate increase in the minimum wage, followed by incremental raises until the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour by 2020. We asked voters: Would you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the City of Kansas City imposing a minimum wage applicable to all work performed in the City of $8.50 per hour effective August 28, 2015, and raised to $10 per hour effective January 1, 2016, and increased $1.25 per hour each year thereafter until reaching $15 by 2020 and increase annually thereafter according to the cost of living? This proposed measure was supported by 69% of voters, a number comprised of 53% strongly supporting the measure and 16% somewhat supporting the measure. 28% opposed the plan, with 20% strongly opposing and 8% somewhat opposing the plan. Respondents also supported increasing the minimum wage to $9.00 within the year and $1.00 each year until it reached $12.00, but less intensely. 43% strongly supported this plan with 25% somewhat supporting it, bringing support for the bill to 68%. 20% strongly opposed and 9% somewhat opposed the plan. A majority of both Democrats and Republicans supported both the incremental plan to achieve $15 an hour, and the incremental plan to achieve $12 an hour. 52% of Republicans supported the incremental plan to reach a $15 minimum wage by 2020, while 87% of Democrats supported such a proposal. When asked about the incremental plan to reach $12 an hour by 2020, 54% of GOP voters and 80% of Democrats supported such an approach. Additionally, voters aged 4665 strongly supported each measure at a higher rate than other age groups, favoring the $15, $12, and $10 minimum wages 61%, 46%, and 45%, respectively. Public Policy Polling surveyed 626 registered Kansas City voters on May 19, 2015. The margin of error for this survey was 3.91% +/. 80% of participants responded via the phone, while 20% of respondents who did not have landlines conducted the survey over the internet. If you have basic methodological questions, please email [email protected].

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– PPP’s recent poll of Kansas City voters found that a majority supports various increases to the current minimum wage. The highest level of support existed for an immediate increase in the minimum wage, followed by incremental raises until the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour by 2020.

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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE June19,2015INTERVIEWS:TomJensen9197446312

KansasCityVotersSupportMinimumWageIncreasesRaleigh,N.C.PPPsrecentpollofKansasCityvotersfoundthatamajoritysupportsvariousincreasestothecurrentminimumwage.Thehighestlevelofsupportexistedforanimmediateincreaseintheminimumwage,followedbyincrementalraisesuntiltheminimumwagereaches$15perhourby2020.Weaskedvoters:

Wouldyoustronglysupport,somewhatsupport,somewhatopposeorstronglyopposetheCityofKansasCityimposingaminimumwageapplicabletoallworkperformedintheCityof$8.50perhoureffectiveAugust28,2015,andraisedto$10perhoureffectiveJanuary1,2016,andincreased$1.25perhoureachyearthereafteruntilreaching$15by2020andincreaseannuallythereafteraccordingtothecostofliving?

Thisproposedmeasurewassupportedby69%ofvoters,anumbercomprisedof53%stronglysupportingthemeasureand16%somewhatsupportingthemeasure.28%opposedtheplan,with20%stronglyopposingand8%somewhatopposingtheplan.Respondentsalsosupportedincreasingtheminimumwageto$9.00withintheyearand$1.00eachyearuntilitreached$12.00,butlessintensely.43%stronglysupportedthisplanwith25%somewhatsupportingit,bringingsupportforthebillto68%.20%stronglyopposedand9%somewhatopposedtheplan.AmajorityofbothDemocratsandRepublicanssupportedboththeincrementalplantoachieve$15anhour,andtheincrementalplantoachieve$12anhour.52%ofRepublicanssupportedtheincrementalplantoreacha$15minimumwageby2020,while87%ofDemocratssupportedsuchaproposal.Whenaskedabouttheincrementalplantoreach$12anhourby2020,54%ofGOPvotersand80%ofDemocratssupportedsuchanapproach.Additionally,votersaged4665stronglysupportedeachmeasureatahigherratethanotheragegroups,favoringthe$15,$12,and$10minimumwages61%,46%,and45%,respectively.PublicPolicyPollingsurveyed626registeredKansasCityvotersonMay19,2015.Themarginoferrorforthissurveywas3.91%+/.80%ofparticipantsrespondedviathephone,while20%ofrespondentswhodidnothavelandlinesconductedthesurveyovertheinternet.Ifyouhavebasicmethodologicalquestions,[email protected].