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 28, 2015

Coons Amdt. No. 115

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 105,261,417 people42.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 132,778,018 people53.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.7% 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 7.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5142.6%
YeaLost4753.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%