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

Lincoln Amdt No. 3106

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 110,280,456 people49.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 114,886,187 people51.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 1.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5249.0%
YeaLost4851.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%