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 // October 9, 2025

Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210

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

Won the vote · Nay

52 votes, representing 111,118,821 people41.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 142,384,074 people53.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.9% 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 8.3 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5241.7%
YeaLost4653.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.9%