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. 3919

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

Won the vote · Nay

57 votes, representing 103,949,962 people45.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

41 votes, representing 116,460,893 people50.7%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 4.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5745.3%
YeaLost4150.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%