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

Barrasso Amdt. No. 347

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 112,816,522 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 124,288,034 people50.3%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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5945.6%
NayLost4050.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%