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 27, 2007

Motion to Table Div. VII, Amdt. No.1934 as Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 83,756,772 people36.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

45 votes, representing 140,518,022 people61.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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 13.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5236.9%
YeaLost4561.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%