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Senate vote: Amendment // December 1, 2011

Feinstein Amdt. No. 1125

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 116,671,691 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 120,497,012 people50.8%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5549.2%
YeaLost4550.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%