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

Kerry Amdt No. 3143

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 106,877,331 people47.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 117,926,044 people52.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.2% 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 2.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5347.5%
YeaLost4652.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.2%