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.Con.Res. 20 // March 15, 2007

S. Con. Res. 20

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 205,240,283 people90.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 19,364,077 people8.5%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
YeaWon8290.3%
NayLost168.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.2%