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 // June 15, 2010

Sanders Amdt. No. 4318

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

Won the vote · Nay

61 votes, representing 107,588,318 people45.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

35 votes, representing 117,563,909 people50.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% 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 4.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6145.8%
YeaLost3550.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%