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 29, 2015

Burr Amdt. No. 92 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 72,949,577 people29.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 165,089,858 people66.8%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 20.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon3929.5%
YeaLost5966.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.7%