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 15, 2006

Stabenow Amdt. No. 3056

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 110,053,709 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 111,203,762 people49.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5548.9%
YeaLost4349.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%