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 8, 2011

Tester Amdt. No. 392

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

Won the vote · Nay

45 votes, representing 108,224,805 people45.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 127,555,353 people53.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.6% 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 4.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4545.6%
YeaLost5453.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.6%