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 // February 7, 2019

Motion to Table Lankford Amdt. No. 158

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 164,860,476 people64.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 86,361,331 people33.9%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6664.7%
NayLost3333.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%