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 6, 2007

Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 335

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

Won the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 56,273,129 people24.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 170,665,331 people75.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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 25.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5624.8%
NayLost4375.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%