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 27, 2010Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive Sect. 403, S. Con. Res. 13, 111th Congress, Kyl Amdt. No. 4228 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

44 votes, representing 100,948,819 people43.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 129,389,642 people55.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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 7.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4443.0%
YeaLost5455.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%