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

Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 145

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 94,951,060 people44.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 119,891,810 people55.8%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5044.2%
YeaLost5055.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%