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 13, 2010

Durbin Amdt. No. 3989 as Modified

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

Won the vote · Yea

64 votes, representing 161,823,783 people69.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 55,517,023 people23.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% 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
YeaWon6469.0%
NayLost3323.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%