In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

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Senate vote: S. 1086 // November 17, 2014

Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S.1086

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

88 votes, representing 208,559,302 people85.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

1 vote, representing 1,018,677 people0.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8885.2%
NayLost10.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.4%