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.Con.Res. 18 // March 17, 2005

S. Con. Res. 18 As Amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 96,995,188 people45.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 117,847,683 people54.9%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5145.1%
NayLost4954.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%