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 2, 2016

Whitehouse Amdt. No. 3125

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 94,166,531 people37.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 132,178,329 people53.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.1% 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 12.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5237.8%
YeaLost4353.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.1%