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Senate vote: Amendment // March 26, 2015

Portman Amdt. No. 689

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 121,847,347 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 125,387,374 people50.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5949.3%
NayLost4150.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%