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.Con.Res. 37 // May 16, 2012

Motion to Proceed to Consider S.Con.Res. 37

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

Won the vote · Nay

57 votes, representing 140,391,274 people58.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

42 votes, representing 94,383,383 people39.4%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
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5758.6%
YeaLost4239.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%