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. 2011 // August 3, 2007

S.2011

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 90,027,754 people39.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 106,705,569 people47.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.4% 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 10.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4539.6%
YeaLost4347.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.4%