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 // April 26, 2006

Motion to Table Coburn Amdt No. 3641 "Div. I"

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 106,354,125 people47.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 115,279,165 people51.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.6% 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 2.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5047.2%
NayLost4751.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.6%