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 // November 3, 2005

Cantwell Amdt. No. 2358

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 97,890,242 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 113,769,256 people53.0%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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5145.6%
YeaLost4853.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%