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: S.J.Res. 20 // September 13, 2005

S.J. Res. 20

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

Won the vote · Nay

51 votes, representing 98,676,453 people45.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 114,626,582 people53.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.7% 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 4.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5145.9%
YeaLost4753.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.7%