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 // October 20, 2011

Webb Amdt. No. 750 As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 96,981,405 people40.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 140,187,297 people59.1%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 9.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4340.9%
YeaLost5759.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%