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 17, 2005Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive CBA Durbin Amdt. No. 2596

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 105,893,995 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 104,725,398 people48.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
NayWon5549.3%
YeaLost4348.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%