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. 510 // November 30, 2010

S. 510 as Amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

73 votes, representing 177,297,067 people75.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

25 votes, representing 54,028,570 people23.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% 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
YeaWon7375.5%
NayLost2523.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%