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Senate vote: Amendment // July 27, 2017

Heller Amdt. No. 502

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 109,914,769 people43.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 141,586,352 people56.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.7%
NayLost4856.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%