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.J.Res. 12 // June 27, 2006

S.J.Res.12 as Amended

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

Won the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 77,019,591 people34.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 148,147,051 people65.8%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 15.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon3434.2%
YeaLost6665.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%