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: Amendment // May 11, 2005

Harkin Amdt. No 618, as Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 100,528,926 people46.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 109,850,395 people51.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 3.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5346.8%
YeaLost4451.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%