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. 27 // November 10, 2011

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 27

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

Won the vote · Nay

56 votes, representing 143,851,121 people60.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

41 votes, representing 88,513,938 people37.3%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
NayWon5660.7%
YeaLost4137.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%