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 // April 17, 2013

Lautenberg Amdt. No. 714

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 109,652,099 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 132,355,211 people54.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5445.3%
YeaLost4654.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%