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 29, 2011

Coburn Amdt. No. 521

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

Won the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 84,130,755 people35.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 136,615,537 people57.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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 14.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon3435.5%
YeaLost6357.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%