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 // June 14, 2005

Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 781

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 106,219,506 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 88,427,181 people41.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5949.4%
NayLost3841.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%