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 // May 11, 2010

Dodd Amdt. No. 3938

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 154,848,296 people66.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 79,099,198 people33.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.3% 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
YeaWon6366.0%
NayLost3633.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.3%