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 // February 12, 2008

Feinstein Amdt. No. 3910

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

Won the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 85,838,262 people37.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 134,572,594 people58.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% 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 12.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4137.4%
YeaLost5758.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%