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

Tillis Amdt. No. 1506

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

Won the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 102,488,799 people41.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 109,781,218 people44.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 14.1% 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 8.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4841.5%
NayLost4444.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken014.1%