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Senate vote: Amendment // July 21, 2020

Schatz Amdt. No. 2252

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 115,733,746 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 136,962,898 people54.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4945.8%
YeaLost5154.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%