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 // May 14, 2013

Barrasso Amdt. No. 868

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

Won the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 115,203,382 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 112,642,148 people46.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.9% 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 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4447.6%
YeaLost5246.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.9%