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 19, 2005

Motion to Suspend Rule XVI, Paragraph 4 Re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 2078

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 105,941,618 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 108,077,999 people50.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.4% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5449.3%
YeaLost4450.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.4%