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 // July 19, 2005

Coburn Amdt. No. 1241

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

Won the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 106,463,843 people49.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 106,754,468 people49.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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 0.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5949.6%
NayLost4049.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%