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. 30 // September 23, 2010

Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. J. Res. 30

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

Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 145,884,371 people62.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

43 votes, representing 88,533,968 people37.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.1% 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
NayWon5662.2%
YeaLost4337.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.1%