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 13, 2008

Motion to Reconsider Amdt. No. 4189

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 101,637,661 people44.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 128,020,310 people55.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5044.3%
NayLost5055.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%