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 23, 2013

Inhofe Amdt. No. 139

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 110,020,721 people45.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 128,547,868 people53.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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 4.5 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5345.5%
NayLost4653.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%