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 // October 9, 2025

Merkley Amdt. No. 3927

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 104,986,486 people39.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 144,168,155 people54.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.5% 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 10.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5039.4%
YeaLost4754.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.5%