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 21, 2011

Coburn Amdt. No. 792, As Modified

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

Won the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 99,605,317 people42.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

59 votes, representing 134,441,630 people56.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.3% 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 8.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4042.0%
YeaLost5956.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.3%