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 // May 17, 2006

Cornyn Amdt. No. 3965 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 99,435,217 people44.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 122,896,519 people54.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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 5.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5044.2%
NayLost4854.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%