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 // October 5, 2005Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Bayh Amdt. No. 1933

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 78,095,636 people36.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 133,563,862 people62.2%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 13.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4336.4%
YeaLost5662.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%