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: Amendment // March 2, 2011

Lee Amdt. No. 115

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

Won the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 108,536,043 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 126,638,538 people53.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4045.8%
YeaLost5853.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%