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. 852 // February 14, 2006Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 852

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

Won the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 93,333,373 people41.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 131,339,137 people58.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.2% 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 8.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4141.5%
YeaLost5858.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.2%