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: H.J.Res. 47 // March 16, 2006

H.J.Res.47

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 109,047,604 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 116,119,039 people51.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5248.4%
NayLost4851.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%