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: H.R. 4691 // March 2, 2010

H.R. 4691

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

Won the vote · Yea

78 votes, representing 189,366,825 people80.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 32,026,479 people13.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon7880.7%
NayLost1913.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.7%