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 // January 22, 2015

Motion to Table Carper Amdt. No. 121

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 122,123,407 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 118,580,743 people48.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5749.4%
NayLost3848.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%