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.J.Res. 24 // December 14, 2011

S.J.Res. 24

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

Won the vote · Nay

79 votes, representing 173,783,448 people73.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

21 votes, representing 63,385,255 people26.7%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon7973.3%
YeaLost2126.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%