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 // March 3, 2005

Durbin Amdt. No. 49

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 101,051,872 people47.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

40 votes, representing 89,401,280 people41.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.4% 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 3.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5447.0%
YeaLost4041.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.4%