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: S. 1307 // June 30, 2005

S. 1307

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 123,230,933 people57.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 90,330,007 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5457.4%
NayLost4542.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.6%