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 // March 1, 2007

Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 298

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 105,934,277 people46.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

38 votes, representing 116,516,955 people51.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.1% 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 3.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5846.6%
NayLost3851.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.1%