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 // May 7, 2007

Cochran Amdt. No. 1010

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

Won the vote · Yea

49 votes, representing 107,043,617 people47.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 105,099,182 people46.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.6% 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 2.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4947.1%
NayLost4046.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.6%