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

Sarbanes Amdt. No. 156

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 95,617,350 people44.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 119,225,520 people55.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5144.5%
YeaLost4955.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%