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 Kerry Amdt. No. 2616

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 73,208,610 people34.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 137,410,784 people64.0%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 15.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4334.1%
YeaLost5564.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%