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 Harkin Amdt. No. 2665

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

Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 106,247,456 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 104,371,938 people48.6%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 0.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5649.5%
YeaLost4248.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%