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. 743 // May 6, 2013

S. 743, as amended

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

Won the vote · Yea

69 votes, representing 173,536,600 people71.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 53,968,261 people22.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.0% 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
YeaWon6971.7%
NayLost2722.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.0%