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. 44 // May 16, 2012

Motion to Proceed to Consider S.Con.Res. 44

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

Won the vote · Nay

82 votes, representing 213,973,323 people89.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

17 votes, representing 20,801,335 people8.7%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
NayWon8289.3%
YeaLost178.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%