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 // March 26, 2015

Kirk Amdt. No. 1038

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 117,669,086 people47.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 129,565,636 people52.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5747.6%
NayLost4352.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%