Senate vote: Amendment // October 20, 2011

Merkley Amdt. No. 879 As Modified

Name: Merkley Amdt. No. 879 As Modified
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44 votes, representing 100,384,386 peopleof U.S. adults

55 votes, representing 133,394,952 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Nay	Won	44	42.3%
Yea	Lost	55	56.2%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	1.4%

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