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. 21 // January 27, 2011

S. Res. 21 As Amended

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

Won the vote · Nay

49 votes, representing 97,403,114 people41.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

46 votes, representing 110,639,170 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 8.9 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4941.1%
YeaLost4646.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.3%