| Year | Pres. | House | Senate | Democrats | Republicans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | R | R | R | |||
| 1904 | R | R | R | |||
| 1908 | R | R | R | |||
| 1912 | R | D | R | |||
| 1916 | D | D | D | |||
| 1920 | D | R | R | |||
| 1924 | R | R | R | |||
| 1928 | R | R | R | |||
| 1932 | R | R | R | |||
| 1936 | D | D | D | |||
| 1938 | D | D | D | Minimum Wage established | ||
| 1940 | D | D | D | |||
| 1944 | D | D | D | |||
| 1948 | D | R | R | |||
| 1952 | D | D | D | |||
| 1956 | R | D | D | |||
| 1960 | R | D | D | We pledge to raise the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour and to extend coverage to several million workers not now protected. | Republican action has given to millions of American working men and women new or expanded protection and benefits, such as: Increased federal minimum wage; | |
| 1964 | D | D | D | |||
| 1968 | D | D | D | |||
| 1972 | R | D | D | |||
| 1976 | R | D | D | This rapid devaluation of basic income for working people makes a periodic review of the level of the minimum wage essential. Such a review should insure that the minimum wage rate at least keep pace with the increase in the cost of living. | ||
| 1980 | D | D | D | |||
| 1984 | R | D | R | |||
| 1988 | R | D | D | |||
| 1989 | R | D | D | Min. wage raised to $4.25 |
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| 1992 | R | D | D | |||
| 1996 | D | R | R | |||
| 2000 | R | R | R | |||
| 2004 | R | R | R | |||
| 2008 | R | D | D | we will raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation, and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit so that workers can support themselves and their families. | ||
| 2012 | D | R | D | We will raise the minimum wage, and index it to inflation. We believe in an America where people looking for work can find good jobs, where hard work pays, and where responsibility is rewarded. | Minimum wage is an issue that should be handled at the state and local level. | |
| 2016 | D | R | R | |||
| 2020 | R | D | R | |||
| 2024 | D | R | D | We also raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $17.20 an hour, and will keep pushing Congress to increase it to at least $15 for all Americans. |