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

Gillibrand Amdt. No. 48

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

Won the vote · Nay

63 votes, representing 122,824,597 people49.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

35 votes, representing 115,214,838 people46.6%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 0.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6349.7%
YeaLost3546.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%