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 // June 6, 2007

Cornyn Amdt. No. 1250

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 104,287,445 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

39 votes, representing 118,601,850 people52.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5745.9%
NayLost3952.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%