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. 1619 // October 11, 2011

S.1619

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

Won the vote · Yea

63 votes, representing 153,269,423 people64.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

35 votes, representing 81,952,079 people34.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 0.8% 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
YeaWon6364.6%
NayLost3534.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.8%