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 // January 28, 2016

Crapo Amdt. No. 3021

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

Won the vote · Yea

87 votes, representing 193,247,316 people77.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 5,954,107 people2.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 20.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon8777.6%
NayLost42.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken020.0%