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

Byrd Amdt. No. 3086

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 109,313,758 people48.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 109,816,916 people48.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% 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 1.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5348.5%
YeaLost4448.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%