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 // April 6, 2011

Inouye Amdt. No. 286

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 89,188,558 people37.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 147,980,144 people62.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 12.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4337.6%
YeaLost5762.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%