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 // June 28, 2019

Udall Amdt. No. 883

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

Won the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 93,520,329 people36.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 137,208,478 people53.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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 13.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4036.7%
YeaLost5053.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%