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

Akaka Amdt. No. 3007

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

Won the vote · Nay

54 votes, representing 111,268,343 people49.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 113,898,299 people50.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 0.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5449.4%
YeaLost4650.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%