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 Obama Amdt. No. 338

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 69,385,496 people30.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 157,552,965 people69.3%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 19.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5830.5%
NayLost4169.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%