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 8, 2005

Harkin Amdt. No. 2438

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 104,167,103 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 105,364,420 people49.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.5% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5448.5%
YeaLost4449.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%