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

Levin Amdt. No. 2430

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 104,806,125 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 104,725,398 people48.7%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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5548.8%
YeaLost4348.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.5%