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 15, 2005

Conrad Amdt. No. 144

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 106,295,078 people49.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 108,547,792 people50.5%of U.S. adults
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
NayWon5549.5%
YeaLost4550.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%