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 // February 17, 2022

Braun Amdt. No. 4930

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 123,499,482 people47.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 107,646,899 people41.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.2% 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 2.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4547.4%
YeaLost4741.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.2%