In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: S.J.Res. 4 // March 3, 2005

S.J.Res. 4

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

Won the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 107,561,746 people50.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 104,768,819 people48.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.2% 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
YeaWon5250.1%
NayLost4648.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%