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 // January 25, 2007

Motion to Table, Kyl Amdt. No. 205

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 110,915,815 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 90,855,719 people40.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.2% 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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5048.8%
NayLost4240.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.2%