Would a $12 Minimum Wage Help or Hurt Maine Small Businesses?
Help Small
Businesses
20%

Hurt Small
Businesses
53%

Not Make A
Difference
21%

Don’t Know/
Undecided
6%

(N=)
591

Registered Democrat
Registered Unenrolled/Other
Registered Republican

31%
20%
5%

29%
51%
84%

32%
21%
9%

8%
8%
2%

166
281
140

Democrat
Independent
Republican

32%
17%
6%

28%
59%
81%

32%
19%
9%

8%
6%
3%

240
118
201

2016 Likely Voter
2016 Non-Likely Voter

18%
31%

54%
45%

22%
18%

6%
6%

511
80

Gun Owner
Non-Gun Owner

12%
27%

65%
41%

20%
23%

4%
9%

273
279

18 to 34
35 to 49
50 to 64
65 and over

23%
18%
16%
24%

50%
54%
62%
44%

17%
24%
19%
23%

9%
4%
3%
9%

143
137
171
123

Male
Female

20%
19%

53%
53%

21%
21%

6%
6%

285
305

High school or less
Some college
College graduate
Post-graduate

21%
17%
20%
22%

48%
61%
55%
46%

23%
16%
20%
26%

8%
6%
6%
6%

119
180
171
104

Attend services 1 or more a week
1-2 times a month
Less often
Never

15%
7%
24%
21%

66%
79%
51%
45%

11%
12%
21%
26%

8%
1%
4%
8%

96
49
187
234

HH Income Less Than $30K
$30K to $60K
$60K to $100K
$100K or more

24%
21%
15%
19%

40%
52%
61%
55%

26%
19%
20%
21%

9%
8%
4%
5%

76
127
124
120

Northern Maine
Downeast/Coastal Maine
Central Maine
Southern Maine

18%
21%
19%
20%

65%
50%
53%
47%

13%
25%
18%
27%

5%
4%
9%
7%

133
107
141
210

First Cong. Dist
Second Cong. Dist

22%
17%

50%
57%

23%
19%

5%
7%

299
292

10 Years or Fewer in ME
11 to 20 Years
21 to 30 Years
More than 30 Years

24%
31%
14%
18%

50%
39%
56%
58%

25%
24%
21%
19%

2%
6%
9%
6%

52
94
116
310

STATEWIDE - SEPTEMBER 2016