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 20, 2007

Kyl Amdt. No. 1800

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 112,882,333 people49.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 108,796,193 people47.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.4% 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 0.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4949.7%
YeaLost4547.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.4%