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 // July 13, 2006Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive CBA re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4600 "Emergency Designation"

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 100,193,708 people44.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 124,972,934 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
NayWon5444.5%
YeaLost4655.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%