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

Cardin Amdt. No. 367

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 108,058,498 people43.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 121,832,689 people49.3%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 6.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5143.7%
YeaLost4749.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.0%