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 Reed Amdt. No. 74

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 105,450,441 people42.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 130,303,803 people52.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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 7.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4942.7%
NayLost4552.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%