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 // October 19, 2017

Capito Amdt. No. 1393

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 110,286,594 people43.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 137,701,103 people54.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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 6.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5243.9%
NayLost4754.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%