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. 1786 // November 3, 2011

Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1786

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 134,095,136 people56.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 103,073,566 people43.5%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5356.5%
YeaLost4743.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%