In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Amendment // August 10, 2021

Wyden Amdt. No. 3569

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 115,240,345 people44.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 142,000,244 people55.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.2% 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 5.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5144.7%
YeaLost4755.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.2%