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, 2010

Collins Amdt. No. 4253

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

Won the vote · Yea

60 votes, representing 105,898,100 people45.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 121,779,438 people51.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% 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 4.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6045.1%
NayLost3751.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%