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

Schatz Amdt. No. 58

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 103,938,985 people42.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 142,184,592 people57.5%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 8.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4942.0%
YeaLost5057.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.4%