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 21, 2012

Johanns Amdt. No. 2372

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

Won the vote · Nay

43 votes, representing 117,074,213 people48.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

56 votes, representing 117,700,444 people49.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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 1.2 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4348.8%
YeaLost5649.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%