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. 940 // May 17, 2011

Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 940

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

Won the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 104,496,416 people44.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

52 votes, representing 132,672,287 people55.9%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 5.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4844.1%
YeaLost5255.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%