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 14, 2007

Warner Amdt. No. 1566, As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 103,383,713 people45.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 82,948,045 people36.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 4.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4445.5%
YeaLost4336.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.0%