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 26, 2010

Conrad Amdt. No. 3302

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

Won the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 85,992,851 people36.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 148,425,487 people63.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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 13.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4636.6%
YeaLost5363.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%