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 // January 29, 2009

Bingaman Amdt. No. 63 as Modified

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 114,346,389 people49.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 113,092,743 people48.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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 0.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5549.3%
NayLost4348.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%