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

Lautenberg Amdt. No. 187

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 101,571,891 people47.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 110,036,746 people51.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 2.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5447.3%
YeaLost4551.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.5%