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. 83 // March 16, 2006

S.Con.Res. 83

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 105,110,136 people46.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 120,056,506 people53.3%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5146.7%
NayLost4953.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%