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 // April 26, 2012

Klobuchar Amdt. No. 2094

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

Won the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 94,111,291 people39.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 137,497,749 people57.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.4% 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 10.7 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4139.3%
YeaLost5757.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.4%