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 CBA Stabenow Amdt. No. 1937

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 100,493,672 people46.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 111,165,827 people51.7%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 3.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5146.8%
YeaLost4851.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%