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 // February 27, 2015

Motion to Table Amdt. No. 258

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

Won the vote · Nay

65 votes, representing 161,905,972 people65.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

34 votes, representing 70,314,550 people28.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6565.5%
YeaLost3428.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.1%