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. 1944 // December 8, 2011

Motion to Proceed to S. 1944

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

Won the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 103,323,821 people43.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 129,059,983 people54.4%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. The winning side fell 6.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4843.6%
YeaLost5054.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%