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 14, 2006

Conrad Amdt. No. 3013

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 103,606,295 people46.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 121,560,348 people54.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5046.0%
YeaLost5054.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%