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 9, 2007

Grassley Amdt. No. 998

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 169,880,887 people74.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

30 votes, representing 50,491,294 people22.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6474.8%
NayLost3022.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%