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 16, 2005

Akaka Amdt. No. 149

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 104,019,348 people48.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 110,823,522 people51.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5348.4%
YeaLost4751.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%