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 Dayton Amdt. No. 2629

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 100,889,565 people47.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 109,729,828 people51.1%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 3.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5147.0%
YeaLost4751.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%