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 // September 21, 2007

Levin Amdt. No. 2898

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

Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 96,942,256 people42.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 108,913,219 people47.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.4% 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 7.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4742.7%
YeaLost4747.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.4%