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 // March 14, 2012

Boxer Amdt. No. 1816

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

Won the vote · Yea

76 votes, representing 187,137,101 people78.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 42,649,093 people17.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7678.1%
NayLost2017.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.1%