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 // April 3, 2008

Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 104,759,020 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 93,657,735 people40.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.6% 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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5845.6%
NayLost3640.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.6%