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 // July 14, 2015

Franken Amdt. No. 2093

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 90,289,471 people36.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 138,873,549 people56.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.3% 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 13.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4536.5%
YeaLost5256.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.3%