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. 754 // October 27, 2015

S. 754, As Amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

74 votes, representing 190,806,107 people77.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

21 votes, representing 32,826,365 people13.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.5% 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
YeaWon7477.2%
NayLost2113.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.5%