In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: Amendment // April 14, 2010

Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3723 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 138,960,245 people59.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 94,324,668 people40.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5159.2%
NayLost4640.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.6%