In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

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Senate vote: Amendment // March 15, 2005

Stabenow Amdt. No. 147

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 105,900,913 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 108,941,957 people50.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5449.3%
YeaLost4650.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%