A new survey shows support from likely Ohio voters for more taxes on richer residents, a higher minimum wage, and renewal of the child tax credit.
The survey, conducted in September through a partnership between Ohio thinktank Policy Matters Ohio and California-based polling firm Data for Progress, showed 71% of the nearly 1,400 Ohio voters polled supported a new tax bracket for residents making more than $250,000, and another for those making more than $500,000.
“Urban voters show the strongest support at 78%, compared to suburban voters (68%) and rural voters (69%),” the groups said in announcing the poll on Dec. 1.
A $15 per hour minimum wage was supported by 60% of voters, a 23-point margin over those opposed to the measure.
“The polling clearly shows that Ohioans believe those who do well in Ohio, should do right by Ohio and pay their fair share of taxes,” said Daniel Ortiz, outreach director for Policy Matters Ohio.
Minimum wage will go up to $10.10 per hour in January 2023 under a 2006 constitutional amendment that set an automatic increase based on inflation.
Just last week, Democrats introduced a plan to gradually raise the state minimum wage $1 per year, but it faces an uphill battle with the end of the General Assembly coming up at the end of December.
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