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 // July 11, 2007

Hagel Amdt. No. 2032

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 93,949,783 people41.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 130,341,815 people57.4%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 8.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4541.3%
YeaLost5257.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%