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

Clinton Amdt. No. 244 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 105,532,481 people49.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 109,310,390 people50.9%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5349.1%
YeaLost4750.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%