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 // September 6, 2006

Motion to Table Mikulski Amdt. No. 4895

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 103,201,956 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 117,303,762 people52.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5045.8%
NayLost4852.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%