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.Res. 116 // June 29, 2011

S. Res. 116 as Amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

89 votes, representing 211,982,693 people89.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 8,763,598 people3.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.9% 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
YeaWon8989.4%
NayLost83.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.9%