In a perfect democracy, at least 50% of people would support every decision.

The U.S. falls short of this goal.

Activate to continue

Spoken For.
Senate vote: S.J.Res. 10 // December 14, 2011

S.J.Res. 10

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

Won the vote · Nay

53 votes, representing 134,300,470 people56.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 102,868,233 people43.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon5356.6%
YeaLost4743.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%