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 // September 30, 2020

Motion to Table Tillis Amdt. No. 2673

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

Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 94,664,500 people37.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 129,929,789 people51.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.1% 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 12.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4737.5%
YeaLost4751.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.1%