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. 16 // January 24, 2013

S. Res. 16

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

Won the vote · Yea

86 votes, representing 200,484,350 people82.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

9 votes, representing 28,199,314 people11.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.5% 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
YeaWon8682.8%
NayLost911.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.5%