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

Heitkamp Amdt. No. 133

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 100,379,918 people40.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 137,659,517 people55.7%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 9.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5140.6%
YeaLost4755.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%