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 // March 25, 2015

Warren Amdt. No. 652

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 104,285,766 people42.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 132,818,790 people53.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 7.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5342.2%
YeaLost4653.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%