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 27, 2015

Vitter Amdt. No. 811

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 113,183,104 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 116,708,083 people47.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.0% 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 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5245.8%
NayLost4647.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%