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. 23 // March 8, 2011

S. 23 as Amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

95 votes, representing 218,144,125 people92.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

5 votes, representing 19,024,578 people8.0%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon9592.0%
NayLost58.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%