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 11, 2021

Lee Amdt. No. 3141

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 114,019,143 people44.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 143,517,626 people55.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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 5.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5144.2%
NayLost4855.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%