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 // July 8, 2009

Motion to Table Sessions Amdt. No. 1371

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 97,926,766 people42.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 129,649,135 people55.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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 7.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5342.2%
YeaLost4455.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%