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 20, 2015

Motion to Table Franken Amdt. No. 17

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 110,538,555 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 135,585,021 people54.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.4% 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 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5344.7%
NayLost4654.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.4%