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. 3711 // August 1, 2006

S. 3711

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

Won the vote · Yea

71 votes, representing 150,548,470 people66.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 68,814,209 people30.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.6% 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
YeaWon7166.9%
NayLost2530.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.6%