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

Sanders Amdt. No. 777 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 92,895,409 people37.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 144,209,147 people58.3%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 12.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5037.6%
YeaLost4958.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%