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 25, 2006

Ensign Amdt. No. 4136

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 92,762,958 people41.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 129,700,655 people57.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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 8.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5041.2%
NayLost4757.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%