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Senate vote: Amendment // March 26, 2015

Baldwin Amdt. No. 432

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 115,148,272 people46.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 132,086,449 people53.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5546.6%
YeaLost4553.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%