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 // May 22, 2008

Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. to HR 2642, with an Amdt. No. 4817

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

Won the vote · Nay

63 votes, representing 166,613,244 people72.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

34 votes, representing 56,745,744 people24.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6372.5%
YeaLost3424.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.7%