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 3, 2009Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Boxer Amdt. No. 112

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

Won the vote · Nay

55 votes, representing 107,399,041 people46.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 119,522,495 people51.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% 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 3.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5546.3%
YeaLost4251.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%