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. 8 // January 27, 2011

S. Res. 8

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

Won the vote · Nay

84 votes, representing 182,224,198 people76.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

12 votes, representing 28,409,300 people12.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.2% 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
NayWon8476.8%
YeaLost1212.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.2%