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. 3576 // September 22, 2012

S. 3576

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

Won the vote · Nay

81 votes, representing 185,119,043 people77.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

10 votes, representing 15,859,570 people6.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 16.1% 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
NayWon8177.2%
YeaLost106.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken016.1%