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 26, 2005

Lautenberg Amdt. No. 1351

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 101,481,974 people47.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 112,153,918 people52.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.6% 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 2.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5147.2%
YeaLost4752.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.6%