In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Amendment // April 22, 2015

Leahy Amdt. No. 301

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 104,509,180 people42.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 124,511,235 people50.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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 7.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5542.3%
YeaLost4350.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%