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Senate vote: Amendment // March 26, 2015

McConnell Amdt. No. 836

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 117,961,052 people47.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 129,273,669 people52.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5747.7%
NayLost4352.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%