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 19, 2010

Whitehouse Amdt. No. 3746 As Modified Further

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

Won the vote · Nay

60 votes, representing 105,213,517 people44.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

35 votes, representing 115,935,952 people49.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.8% 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 5.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6044.8%
YeaLost3549.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.8%