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 // April 22, 2015

Leahy Amdt. No. 290

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 84,615,658 people34.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 152,488,898 people61.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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 15.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4334.2%
YeaLost5661.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%