One of the two main political parties of the United States, or the members or supporters of that party.
In general, the democrats are considered more
liberal/
left wing and the
republicans more
conservative/
right wing. Although this is correct on average, individual differences in general are larger than party differences and thus individual democrats can easily end up on the right of individual republicans.
Most senators voted in favour of the proposal, with 15 Republicans and 5 Democrats voting against or abstaining.
