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 21, 2005

Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 783

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 91,007,778 people42.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 120,672,019 people56.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% 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 7.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5242.4%
YeaLost4456.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%