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 // June 4, 2015

Shaheen Amdt. No. 1494

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

Won the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 85,858,158 people34.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 134,167,954 people54.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.0% 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 15.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4234.7%
YeaLost5354.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.0%