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 // March 9, 2005

Kennedy Amdt. No. 68

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 103,763,086 people48.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 111,079,784 people51.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5348.3%
YeaLost4751.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%