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 // August 3, 2021

Duckworth Amdt. No. 2140

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 109,630,513 people42.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 144,691,929 people56.1%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. The winning side fell 7.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5042.5%
YeaLost4856.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%