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. 26 // June 10, 2010

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 26

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 140,995,385 people60.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 93,685,754 people39.9%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5360.1%
YeaLost4739.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%