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 // October 27, 2015

Heller Amdt. No. 2548, As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 121,071,112 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 104,464,779 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.8% 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 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4949.0%
YeaLost4742.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.8%