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 // May 24, 2012

Murkowski Amdt. No. 2108

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

Won the vote · Nay

50 votes, representing 109,033,945 people45.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 114,217,420 people47.7%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 4.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5045.5%
YeaLost4647.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%