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 // April 7, 2016

Schumer Amdt. No. 3483

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 97,502,451 people39.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 125,663,667 people50.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 10.3% 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 10.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5439.2%
YeaLost4250.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken010.3%