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 // May 26, 2021

Durbin Amdt. No. 2014

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 111,910,148 people43.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 145,963,998 people56.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5043.4%
YeaLost5056.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%