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 // November 19, 2013

Levin Amdt. No. 2175

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

Won the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 96,847,150 people40.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 139,086,719 people57.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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 10.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4640.0%
YeaLost5257.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%