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 // September 13, 2017

Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 871

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

Won the vote · Yea

61 votes, representing 120,857,072 people48.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 110,347,006 people43.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.1% 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 1.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6148.1%
NayLost3643.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.1%