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. 1931 // December 8, 2011

Motion to Proceed to S. 1931

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

Won the vote · Nay

76 votes, representing 190,388,272 people80.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

22 votes, representing 41,995,533 people17.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
NayWon7680.3%
YeaLost2217.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%