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 // December 28, 2012

Coburn Amdt. No. 3382

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

Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 111,628,167 people46.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

48 votes, representing 100,339,512 people41.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% 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 3.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4746.6%
YeaLost4841.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%