Three-quarters of North Carolinians polled support raising minimum wage

A new poll by Meredith University finds that a majority of North Carolinians support raising the minimum wage.

Posted 4:50 p.m. Mar 22, 2021 — Updated 5:17 p.m. Mar 22, 2021

WRAL staff report

As a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage stalls in Congress, a new poll shows a majority of North Carolinians believe the law should change.

More than 75% of North Carolinians, including 65% of Republicans say the wage should be higher than $7.25 an hour, according to a new poll by Meredith University.

Meredith conducted the poll over a three-day period that started March 12. Nearly 700 people participated in the online survey through the Dynata company. Online surveys don't have traditional margins of error. Meredith says the poll's "credibility interval" is 3.5%.

Questions included in the survey touched on the government response to the coronavirus pandemic as well as healthcare, political protests and other political issues.

North Carolinians were almost evenly split on how much the minimum wage should be raised. One-third of respondents support a $10 minimum wage, while 28% support a $15 wage.

“It is clear that there is a great deal of support from moving the minimum wage beyond $7.25/hour, but serious differences exist between many groups in the state about how high the wage should be,” David McLennan, the poll's director, said in a statement.

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