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 // January 21, 2015

Hoeven Amdt. No. 87, As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 82,424,483 people33.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 163,699,094 people66.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.4% 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 16.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4033.3%
YeaLost5966.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.4%