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

Kennedy Amdt. No. 3028

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 103,921,441 people46.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 121,245,202 people53.8%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 3.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5046.2%
YeaLost5053.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%