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 // March 3, 2010Needed 60 votes to waive the budget rules

Motion to Waive Sec. 403 of S.Con.Res. 13, 111th Congress, re: Sanders Amdt. No. 3353 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 106,539,809 people45.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 113,058,183 people48.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.4% 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 4.6 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5045.4%
YeaLost4748.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.4%