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. 3412 // July 25, 2012

S. 3412

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 131,093,962 people54.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 103,680,695 people43.3%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
YeaWon5154.7%
NayLost4843.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%