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 // February 2, 2006Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive CBA Clinton Amdt. No. 2716

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 110,764,263 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 112,761,093 people50.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5349.2%
YeaLost4450.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%