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 // January 21, 2010

Thune Amdt. No. 3301

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 108,980,429 people46.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 121,328,407 people51.7%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 3.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4546.4%
YeaLost5351.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%