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 17, 2005

Harkin Amdt. No. 172

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

Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 106,893,395 people49.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 107,949,475 people50.2%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5649.8%
YeaLost4450.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%