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 // December 3, 2015

Motion to Table Murray Amdt. No. 2876

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 110,198,367 people44.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 137,036,355 people55.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5444.6%
NayLost4655.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%