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 7, 2005

Kennedy Amdt. No. 44

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 93,647,005 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 113,102,462 people52.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.8% 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 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4943.6%
YeaLost4652.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.8%