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

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Senate vote: S. 2280 // November 18, 2014

S.2280

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

Won the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 118,999,440 people48.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 125,736,331 people51.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4148.6%
YeaLost5951.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%