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

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 117,216,408 people48.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 93,704,016 people39.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.0% 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 1.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5248.9%
YeaLost4239.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.0%