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 // October 2, 2007

Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 104,483,864 people46.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 103,536,976 people45.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.5% 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 4.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5346.0%
NayLost4145.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.5%