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 16, 2006

Dorgan Amdt No. 3102

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

Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 112,008,295 people49.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 110,709,630 people49.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.1% 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 0.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5649.7%
YeaLost4249.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.1%