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Senate vote: Amendment // December 1, 2017

Cruz Amdt. No. 1852

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 110,467,000 people43.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 141,034,121 people56.1%of U.S. adults
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
YeaWon5043.9%
NayLost5056.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%